Hi Michael, 

Sorry for the late response.  I believe in a male & female priesthood.  However, I agree there is no officially ordained priesthood written about in the Gospels or Acts.  However, there does show a way of praying over those who are elders, presbyters, apostles which could be considered a kind of ordination & I believe that this is not a false idea.  Firstly, I felt called myself to ordained priesthood in my youth in our church so I believe this sacrament is true but we have abused it & made it into a tool of misogyny & clericalism which it was not designed to be.  You need to consider that all churches have designated leaders or shepherds for each flock - there is a need to have trained pastors & also a sense of faith in that pastor's abilities to go to God for the parish as a representative.  This is a felt authority & not a bad thing if it does not become arrogance.  It is necessary in parishes to have this confidence rather like faith in a doctor not just their degree.