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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The formal process through which someone is authorised to serve as a religious minister, for example as a Christian priest.
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Paper 2
Revise: Roles of Men and WomenChristian churches differ over ordination, the formal authorisation of religious ministers. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches do not ordain women as priests. They understand an all-male priesthood as part of the tradition received from Jesus and his apostles: the twelve apostles were men.
The religious ceremony through which someone becomes a priest or minister.
Distinguish family roles from religious leadership. Supporting shared responsibilities at home does not necessarily mean supporting women’s ordination.
Identify the Christian denomination when discussing women’s ordination. Christians do not all follow the same practice.
Explain the connection between a teaching and a practice: Galatians 3:28 supports equality, which some Christians use to support women’s ordination.
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The formal process through which a person is authorised to serve as a religious minister, such as a Christian priest.
The process of formally appointing someone to religious ministry, such as becoming a priest.
Paper 1
The formal religious act through which a person becomes an ordained minister, such as a priest.
Revise: Gender Equality in ChristianitySome oppose women’s ordination because they understand biblical teachings as requiring male leadership; others believe that ordaining women departs from the Church’s tradition. A denomination’s official practice does not mean that every member supports it.