Women Priests - Then and Now

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WOMEN PRIESTS

Then and

Now


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St. Priscilla’s Catacomb inRomeWoman deacon (center) Bishop laying hands on woman

in priestly attire (let)!ary" !other o #es$s" shows contin$ity in %postolicS$ccession (right)


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St. Priscilla’s Catacomb inRome

&arly &$charistic lit$rgy ledby women


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Bishop Theodora (let)" St. Prae'idis" !ary" !other o #es$s"St Pr$dentia (right)

St Pra'edes’s Ch$rch inRome * C&


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+$dmila #o,oro,a" ordained priest in -/* in C0echoslo,a1ia byBishop 2eli' 3a,ide1.


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Palm S$nday ** 4 5rst diaconate ordination o si'women in %$stria

Bishop 6 presents the boo1 o the 7ospel to Christine


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3an$be Se,en 8rdination 9 #$ne " **:ris !$ller" :da Raming" Pia Br$nner" 3agmar Celeste"

%delinde Roitlinger" 7isela 2orster" Christine !ayr4


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+aying on ;ands o 3an$be Se,en by BishopBraschi (%rgentina)


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#an$ary /" **< 9 3an$be Se,en e'comm$nicated byCongregation or the 3octrine o the 2aith (C32)

!ay " ** the C32 iss$ed a statement saying"=Women priests and the bishops who ordain them aree'comm$nicated +atae Sententiae (a$tomatic by yo$r,ery action).


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Women Priests re>ect the penalty o e'comm$nicationiss$ed by the ?atican.

Roman Catholic Women Priests are loyal members o thech$rch who stand in the prophetic tradition o holyobedience to the Spirit’s call to change an $n>$st law thatdiscriminates against women.

Women Priests will contin$e to ser,e o$r belo,ed ch$rch ina renewed priestly ministry that welcomes all to celebrate

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:n **< Patricia 2re0en rom So$th%rica was ordained by Bishop 7iselaand Bishop Christine.

8n #an$ary " **@" Patricia wasordained a bishop by Bishop 6 in&$rope.

Since **@ she has presided at manydiaconate and priestly ordinations"incl$ding the ordination o se,enwomen bishops.


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Three o the women ordained on the St. +awrence

Seaway are ?ictoria R$e" !ichele Birch4Conery" #ean!archant. and !arie 3a,id (not pict$red).


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3eacons ordained were Cheryl Bristol" #$anita Cordero" !ary&llen Robertson" and #anice Se,re43$s0yns1a.


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8rdained priests were Bridget !ary !eehan" Sibyl 3anaReynolds" 8li,ia 3o1o" Reberta !eehan" &ileen

!cCaerty 3i2ranco" #oan Clar1 ;o$1" athleen Strac1$nster" and athy S$lli,an ?andenberg.


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The three ordaining bishop or the 5rst DS ordinationwere :da Raming" Patricia 2re0en and 7isela 2orster.


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Bishop Sibyl 3ana Reynolds was ordained the 5rst North%merican bishop on

%pril " ** in St$ttgart" 7ermany.


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%$g$st " ** 4 #anice Se,re43$s0yns1a was ordained apriest in +e'ington" E. 2r. Roy Bo$rgeois ga,e the homilyand was later e'comm$nicated or ad,ocating orwomen’s ordination.


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%pril -" ** in Santa Barbara" C%. Bridget !ary !eehanRegina Nicolosi " %ndrea #ohnson" and #oan ;o$1 were

ordained bishops by Bishop Patricia 2e0en" Bishop Christine


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8n #$ne


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September F" *-@ three bishops were ordained at

Pendle ;ill" P%." !ary Collingwood" DS%" 8lga +$cia%l,are0" ColombiaG !ichele Birch4 Conery" Canada


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Bridget !ary oHciating at Rich and NancySa ’s weddin .


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!ary Theresa oHciating at ellie and T’I$omas ?anBergen’s wedding


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Baptismal rit$al at the Dpper Room :ncl$si,e CatholicComm$nity in %lbany" NE .


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