Okure, Teresa2019-09-252019-09-252016-05-2420010969-7373http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/153053"When we hear of 'the church', especially in relation to women, we generally think of the hierarchy and the debated issue of the exclusion of women from leadership positions, power of governance and decision making. In the Catholic Church, the marginalization of women is summed up in their exclusion from ordained ministries: the diaconate and the priesthood. 'The church' also brings to mind its patriarchal structures and buildings, or raises the question of identity of the different Christian churches and communions. Does 'the church' refer to the Roman Catholic, the Anglican or the Presbyterian Church or the different denominations viewed together? Do the new Christian sects qualify to be called church?"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderWomenChurchCatholic ChurchpriesthoodReligious ethicsCommunity ethicsSocial ethicsSexual orientation/genderChristian denominationsRoman CatholicArticle