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I will try and ignore the immature personal attacks made against the Catholic religion. I am a Catholic, and whether or not you agree is your business, but hateful remarks are not welcomed.
There are two primary reasons why the Catholic Church holds this position, and it is not about repressing women or any type of misogyny.
1. Jesus did not ordain any women as apostles. A common response to this is that it would be against the culture of his time to do so, but that argument doesn't really make sense considering he associated with pretty much everyone his society rejected.
2. The sacrament of holy orders into the priesthood requires ordained priests to act in the person of Christ, and Jesus Christ was male.
Men and woman are equal in the eyes of God, but this equality is not synonymous with sameness.
What of Mary of Magdala?
She is considered by a rising number of theologians and also average Catholics to be, as St Augustine claimed, the Apostle of the Apostles.