Why the Last Supper was all-male Fr. Alexander Lucy-Smith, Catholic Herald Thursday, March 29, 2018 We know no women were present, because the Gospels tell us so, but it went against Jewish tradition for women to be absent from the Passover seder. The reason why is simple: Jesus was founding the priesthood. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Why the Last Supper was all-male
Fr. Alexander Lucy-Smith, Catholic Herald
Thursday, March 29, 2018