I reacted to two phrases: "the fathers of the faith were male"... yes, and the mothers of the faith were female, and there were many of them.  Also, "Jesus chose men to be the twelve" yes, and the women were right there along with them from the beginning. Here is where I suspect the writers have deliberately chosen to overlook the role of women in the gospels and the early church, either because it was unfathomable to them, or on purpose to uphold the societal norms of their culture..