Why Bishop Schneider Says Women Should NOT Serve at Mass Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a clear and uncompromising defense of apostolic tradition, arguing that women and girls should not serve as lectors or altar servers during Holy Mass. He explains that this practice, which began with “altar girls,” is a form of liturgical feminism that introduces a dangerous and logical progression toward the female priesthood, a path already demonstrated by the Anglican Church, which now has a “Lady Arch