He said: "Dom is one of a growing number of young people seeking
ordination in the Church in Wales.
The question is tricky because
ordination itself was understood very differently in the first millennium of Christianity.
When asked why they are, or are not, or are not yet ordained, women offer important clues about the changing practice of
ordination. The Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) Registry is a databank of women's
ordinations and professional ministry collected since 2007.
One of these garudhammas is of considerable importance for the legal aspects of bhikkhuni
ordination. This is the sixth garudhamma, which stipulates that a female candidate should have observed a two year training period as a probationer, a sikkhamana.
The Mexican church also considered the
ordination of women to the priesthood.
Members of Father Puljic's family came from as far afield as Croatia and Canada to witness the
ordination at the Coalpool Lane Church.
For the Catholic and Orthodox churches, it involves the validity of the Eucharistic celebration and of the sacrament of
ordination. For churches with a different theology of sacraments, these questions do not arise.
The Licensing took place this week at an
ordination service at Liverpool Cathedral.
From Theravadin traditions, there were 2 Thai women; (5) Ven.Dhammavati, the leading bhikkhuni of Nepal and her group received full
ordination at this time.