"A letter by Pope Gelasius reveals the existence of women's ministries in the South of Italy... The most significant information contained in the letter concerns the possible existence in those regions of women who seem to have ministered as presbyterae for their communities. This may be confirmed by other evidence, such as tomb stones of presbyterae in the same area..."
Pope Gelasius's admonition: "With impatience we have heard that divine things have undergone such contempt that women are encouraged to serve at the sacred altars, and that all tasks entrusted to the service of men are performed by a sex for which these [tasks] are not appropriate! "
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