<p>lol, this thread has veered in many different directions! Sorry to the OP, but I hope you got the info you needed.</p>
<p>As for the female priests, I still disagree with the assertion you are making. If Jesus was worried about public opinion why would he cure sick on the Sabbath, call himself the Mesiah, call God his Father, be with the sinners, etc. Granted, having female apostles is breaking social norms and he may be called crazy, but they called him crazy for other things. Heck, calling God his father was considered blasphemy, and you really can’t do worse than that in Jewish culture if you want to be listened to. Given that background, I still don’t understand why he wouldn’t have female apostles if he wanted them. Do you think many people wanted to listen to the man who all the church officials said was guilty of blasphemy? I am sorry, but I just don’t see the argument that he couldn’t have had them if he wanted them.</p>