Different Christian Attitudes to
equal rights for women in
religion.
What are the main issues in this
clip?
Kent Church to Convert to Catholicism over
women bishop row
Different Attitudes
• Traditional Protestants believe men are more
important than women and women cannot be
priests.
• Catholics believe men and women are equal
but only men can be priests.
• Modern Protestants believe that men and
women are equal so women can be Priests.
Key Words
Equality the state of everyone having
equal rights regardless of
gender/race/class.
Sexism discriminating against people
because of their gender (being male or
female).
Card Game
Match the cards to the different attitudes.
Attitude to equal
rights for women
in religion
Catholic
Traditional
Protestant
Modern
Protestant
Facts
Reason for this
attitude
Evidence for this
attitude
Attitude to equal
rights for women in
religion
Facts
Reason for this
attitude
Evidence for this
attitude
Catholic
Men and women should have
equal roles in life and society but
women cannot be ordained
priests.
Women can study and teach in
theological colleges, administer
Holy Communion and be lectors.
The Apostles were all men and
priests and bishops are successors
of the Apostles.
Jesus was a man and the priest
represents Jesus in the Mass.
The teaching of the Catechism
that men and women are equal,
but only men can be priests.
Traditional
Protestant
Men are the head of the family.
Women should not speak in
church or be ministers or priests.
They do not accept female
ordination.
They take the Bible as literally true
and do exactly what it says.
1 Corinthians 14:34
“Women should remain silent in
the churches. They are not
allowed to speak, but must be in
submission, as the law says.”
Modern
Protestant
Man and women have equal roles
in life and religion.
They do accept female ordination.
Men and women were both
created in Gods image.
Jesus treats women in the Gospels
as equals.
Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile,
neither slave nor free, nor is there
male and female, for you are all
one in Christ Jesus.”
Check your answers and copy the cards
into the correct boxes on your board.
Plan a part E question.
“Women should have the same rights as men in
religion”
In your answer you should refer to Roman
Catholic Christianity.
Plan 3 bullet points for part i) your opinion
&
Plan 3 bullet points for part ii) why people may
disagree with you.