Although a Gallup poll revealed that over two thirds of the Catholic Church members interviewed thought that women should be allowed to become priests, Pope John Paul II has firmly told Catholics to abandon that idea.
Kuigi Gallupi instituudi ringküsitlusest selgus, et üle kahe kolmandiku katoliku kiriku liikmeid pooldab naiste lubamist preestriametisse, on paavst Johannes Paulus II kindlalt käskinud sellest mõttest loobuda.