The Catholic Church has a strong tradition against direct abortion which goes back 2,000 years and this is well known because the church often speaks out on this issue, to much ridicule from the secular world. This is because it values human life without qualifications. To this end the Catholic Church even opposes the death penalty for mass murderers.
Nevertheless the Catholic Church does teach the following:
Akasha ji, I addressed this in another thread. It is off-topic but I encourage you to read my replies on that thread in which I referred to the relevant documents and please do debate with me there if you so wish.
I think that one thing this thread has established beyond doubt is that simply being ordained a priest does not therefore mean that one has a genuine knowledge of the catholic faith. Also, while priests have the authority to teach in their own dioceses and tend their flock, they are not part of the official teaching authority of the church reserved to bishops.
Women are not allowed a leadership role in the Baha'i Faith, nor are there any Orthodox female priests, Coptic female priests, Armenian Apostolic female priests or female clerics in Shi'a Islam. Even Buddhism has unequal restrictions on women nuns. I don't see any significant reaction from you towards them.
I will address the ordination issue in another post when I have the time.
Amen to that.
