Since the first Council at Nicaea one hundred fifty years before, bishops had denied women ordination, even going so far as to suggest women had no souls. Women were declared unclean, and we were prohibited from touching the sacramental objects. Priests could no longer sleep with their wives, and the Council of Macon advised married clergy to avoid their spouses completely. It seemed only a matter of time before priests would not be allowed to marry at all.
Nothing has changed in 1,500 years!
