Pope John Paul II Rules Against Ordination of Women.

ORDINATION of women; RELIGION; JOHN Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005; KENNEDY, Edward Moore, 1932-2009; KEELER, William H. (William Henry), 1931-2017; 20TH century Catholic Church history; CATHOLIC Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; CATHOLIC Church

On May 30, 1994, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter to bishops that ruled out any possibility of the ordination of women as priests. This ruling was a significant set back to women in the Roman Catholic Church. Individuals involved include Pope John Paul II, United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Archbishop of Baltimore and William H. Keeler, President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1994. Details of the decision against women as priests and consequences are given.