text: Less than 1% of the People of God are clergy, but the only people who are endowed with the power to make decisions in the institutional Church are clergy.  The Body of Christ (the Church) means the entirety of the membership, yet 99% have NO OFFICIAL VOICE, no vehicle by which to make their thoughts, wishes, discerned wisdom known.  The negative reception of HV, through wide dissent, was the voice of the people.  The demand for gender equality is the voice of the people.  By all means, let's all "follow Jesus" as he beckons and welcomes WOMEN to His ministry.  Sexism and misogyny, as well as patriarchy, controvert the invitation of Jesus to serve in love, in His name.  Scripture is silent on this issue -- nary a peep, as shown by the Church's own studies.  #ordainWomen.