Is it true that in the Catholic religion, women aren't allowed to be priests?

[Dars]

I find that highly prejudiced if it's true. I remember going to church as a kid with a woman minister. I can't see why in 2009 a woman wouldn't be allowed to be a priest.
It's interesting to see some of you defending sexism, sometimes even trying to make it sound Godly.

 

[JBN]

I am Catholic and do not have a problem with Women not being Priests.

The Church has always followed the practice of Christ Himself, who ordained only men to be bishops, priests, and deacons. In 1994, Pope John paul II reaffirmed this 2000 year old tradition, declaring himself without authority to change it, while reaffirming that "The presence and the role of women in the life and mission of the Church, although not linked to the ministerial priesthood, remain absolutely necessary and irreplaceable." This issue is part of the much larger and holistic subject of the role of sexuality in human experience as understood by the Catholic Church, which has always understood both men and women to be made in the image of God. For more information, see The Theology of the Body and Ordinatio Sacerdotalis.