http://angelqueen.org/rosary/apostles.shtml
Hence, priests are now what the Apostles were in the time of Jesus.
Altar servers assist priests. Like i said in the previous post, the reason why altar servers are only male is due to the fact that in the past, only seminarians who need training or boys who the Church hoped to recruit as priests were introduced to service at the altar.
being an altar server would not help young women in their discernment to the religious life
I also disagree with what Vincent said in his post, because i feel that any service to God can help anyone in their discernment to religious life. Does this mean that being an altar server would assist in a boy's discernment to the religious life?
As much as one may feel that tradition should be maintained, according to Stella "should not violate this tradition", and disagree with the lifting of the ban of female altar servers, it "doesn't affect the Pope's authority to extend permission for this practice"
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2003/0312qq.asp
Perhaps, the late Pope John Paul II though it best to allow females be altar servers and not deprive them of this sacred opportunity to be of service to God, and felt that the evil of this practice was once thought of no longer applies to this century and this age. We can now only wait for what Pope Benedict XVI feels on this topic.