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(Reuters) – Supporters of liberal reform in the Catholic Church said on Monday they hoped Pope Benedict’s successor would give a greater voice to women and reconsider rules on priestly celibacy, women priests and same-sex couples. Benedict, who, like his predecessor John Paul, firmly opposed the ordination of women priests and described gay marriage as…
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[VATICAN CREST OF ARMS]   CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH (Dismissal from clerical state and dispensation from clerical duties) Protocol Number 270/2008   The Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Reverend Roy L. Bourgeois The Supreme Pontiff, Pope Benedict 16th   after having heard the relation of this Congregation about the reproachful behavior1…
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By: Antoinette Kelly Song pleads: ‘Hey, I was baptized, and this is crazy, But God just called me, so ordain a lady’ One of the oldest women’s Catholic organizations in the world has released a music video in their latest effort to persuade the Vatican to ordain women. Women’s Ordination Conference, which claims to be…
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By: Chloe   I know, I know, we’re all sick of “Call Me Maybe” parodies. But this one is about the need to reform the Catholic Church to allow women to serve as priests, deacons, and bishops. Warning: the use of dancing Catholic schoolgirls in this video will probably make you want to watch the “Baby One…
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By Robert MacPherson WASHINGTON — An independent Roman Catholic newspaper in the United States called Monday for a campaign to reverse the Vatican’s refusal to allow women to become priests. "Barring women from ordination to the priesthood is an injustice that cannot be allowed to stand," the National Catholic Reporter said, waving a red flag…
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NCR Editorial Staff take a stance and state their support for women’s ordination.  Editorial: Ordination of women would correct an injustice By NCR Editorial Staff  The call to the priesthood is a gift from God. It is rooted in baptism and is called forth and affirmed by the community because it is authentic and evident…
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(Reuters) – An American activist priest who was dismissed by the Vatican because of his support for women’s ordination said on Tuesday the Roman Catholic Church will have to deal with the issue of gender inequality. The Maryknoll religious order said on Monday that Father Ray Bourgeois had been kicked out of the priesthood and…
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Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this article about the outpouring of support for the LCWR at their annual conference in Saint Louis, MO.   ‘We’re with you, sisters’: Nuns amazed by outpouring of support  By Becky Bratu   More than 900 Roman Catholic nuns gathering in St. Louis, Mo., this week to discuss the future…
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Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this statement about the Sister City vigils held by the Nun Justice Project of which WOC was a participant and supporter. More than 30 vigils planned nationwide in support of LCWR By Alice Popovici Vigils in support of Catholic sisters are planned in more than 30 cities as the…
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WOC was mentioned in this Guardian article about organizations taking a stand within the Catholic faith to bring about change in the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican orthodoxy does not represent all American Catholics By Claire Sahlin "Quit the church … Put women’s rights over bishops’ wrongs," proclaim the large billboards recently erected in Times Square,…
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