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The conclusion of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, Pope John Paul II's apostolic letter of 1994:

4. Although the teaching that priestly ordination is to be reserved to men alone has been preserved by the constant and universal Tradition of the Church and firmly taught by the Magisterium in its more recent documents, at the present time in some places it is nonetheless considered still open to debate, or the Church's judgment that women are not to be admitted to ordination is considered to have a merely disciplinary force.

Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.

Invoking an abundance of divine assistance upon you, venerable brothers, and upon all the faithful, I impart my apostolic blessing.

From the Vatican, on May 22, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in the year 1994, the sixteenth of my Pontificate.

John Paul II submitted this short apostolic letter to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, asking if his statement met the criteria for binding the flock under papal infallibility. After extensive review, the CDF replied in the affirmative.

Therefore, Ordinatio Sacerdotalis is binding upon all Catholic faithful, as the Holy Father himself says in the letter. Section 4 contextualizes this infallible teaching as a response to the discussions that persist regarding the ordination of women despite "the teaching that priestly ordination is to be reserved to men alone."

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God bless you,