Without denigrating the roles women might legitimately play in the Church and her mission， Dr。 Kwasniewski establishes formidable grounds for an all male clergy。 He also clearly delineates between the role of the clergy and that of the laity， which has in recent years become increasingly muddled in practice。 His arguments are well grounded in scripture， Church teaching， and tradition and incredibly compelling。 The Church is composed of many players: men and women， clergy and laity。 Each is suite Without denigrating the roles women might legitimately play in the Church and her mission， Dr。 Kwasniewski establishes formidable grounds for an all male clergy。 He also clearly delineates between the role of the clergy and that of the laity， which has in recent years become increasingly muddled in practice。 His arguments are well grounded in scripture， Church teaching， and tradition and incredibly compelling。 The Church is composed of many players: men and women， clergy and laity。 Each is suited and called to participate and serve but not all in the same way。 We would do well to recover the proper order and mission of each member of the Body of Christ， dispelling much of the disarray and disorientation the Church is engulfed in today。 。。。more