With all due respect to Neil McCarthy...the fact that Rev. Roberta is using our space does not mean her call is illegitimate.  Maybe it simply means that the United church who has some rocking incredible women ministers is much more inclusive than the Roman Catholic church is. As a former Catholic priest who wrote often in support of women's ordination, I scratch my head as to how the Catholic church can continue to believe its words that women cannot be ordained. You are denying your own church communities the sacraments by looking past this gift in front of you.  You may need to ammend the Catholic catechism also to say "There are seven sacraments for men and six for women in our Catholic church". That would be much more honest.  Rev. Jeff at Dunbarton-Fairport in Pickering.