Timeline of women in religion

26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the priest at the celebration of Mass.

Since this abuse had spread to the Greeks, Innocent IV strictly forbade it in his letter to the bishop of Tusculum: "Women should not dare to serve at the altar; they should be altogether refused this ministry."

We too have forbidden this practice in the same words in Our oft-repeated constitution Etsi Pastoralis, sect.

"[14] "It has lately become the new trend that girls and married women are pursuing degrees in special education.

We have to keep our school safe and we can't allow any secular influences in our holy environment.