See The Reason Why Pope Francis Has Said No To Woman Priest

"The final word is clear," he said Tuesday when asked about women's ordination during an in-flight press conference returning from Sweden, "it was said by St John Paul II and this remains."
"Forever?" the journalist asked. "Never, ever?"


"If we carefully read the declaration of St. John Paul II it goes in that direction, yes," Francis replied.
In August, Francis had raised hopes for those in favor of women's ordination when he created a special commission to study women deacons in the Catholic Church. Like priests, deacons are also ordained, so the thinking went that if Francis allows women deacons, he might also allow women priests.