text: Two problems:
  
  1) There still appears to be some idea that male genitalia are necessary to actually making sacraments holy to God and holy to humans.  God is neither male nor female.  There is no intention on God's part in Jesus being born male to say males are more like Him - it fulfilled a prophecy, but does not mark some sort of preference of God for males.  It was the culture that said males had power and women had none.  What to do when the culture no longer makes such a distinction?  Give it up - it is a human construct, not a God construct.  Believe me, Holy Father.  It is not the priest who waves a magic wand to make a "holy sacrament" - it is the faith of the believer that recognizes God's presence.
  
  2) While "tradition" is important, it is not sacred.  Whatever role women were allowed to play in the early church should not dictate the role women play in the life of the Church today.  The Holy Spirit is showing us all that neither gender nor marital status mark a calling.