“Paul excluded women from teaching and presiding in the assembly. Through this, he established a permanent norm – which excludes women from the priestly ministry. ” Inter Insigniores § 9 – 12
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 No need to blame Paul! Yes, Paul imposed prohibitions on women which were inspired by local custom. For instance, he wanted them to wear a veil during prayer sessions: In such texts Paul sometimes ‘rationalised’, that is: he used
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 | Christ’s ministerial priesthood derives from us becoming his priests through baptism. Well, Paul taught the fundamental equality of men and women in Christ through baptism:
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| It is true that some disciples of Paul forbade women to teach. But this was only to meet the specific needs of their community. The prohibition does not apply to the whole future Church as a permanent norm. |  | |
 | No valid distinction can be made between two alleged categories among Paul’s co-workers: those in true ministries and those not. And Paul clearly counted women among his co-workers. Read:
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