Roman Catholic Womenpriests

Radical Disobedience: Why Roman Catholics Won't Heed The Pontiff's Call For 'Radical Obedience'

Michele Somerville | Posted 04.16.2012

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Michele Somerville

There's not a thing Joseph Ratzinger can do to stop Roman Catholic women from becoming Roman Catholic priests. Alleluia. Alleluia.

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Papal Critics

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 10.08.2011

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Christopher Brauchli

Father Bourgeois is a priest who is a member of the Maryknoll religious order. In 2008 he participated in the ordination of a woman conducted by a group known as the Roman Catholic Womenpriests.

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Catholics Push To Allow Women Priests

Posted 09.24.2011

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Bishop To Same-Sex Marriage Supporters: Your Money's No Good Here

Michele Somerville | Posted 09.17.2011

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Michele Somerville

The bishop of Brooklyn and Queens has countenanced electioneering from the pulpit. And it appears clear that he does not welcome gifts from Catholics who support same-sex marriage.

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Interview With Toni Tortorilla, Female Catholic Priest

Religion News Service | By Nancy Haught | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) It's been three years since Toni Tortorilla was ordained in the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement, and the Vatican's recent de...

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Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Faces Ex-communication For Support Of Catholic Women Priests

Greg Archer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Greg Archer

Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, but none could be better--at the moment--for supporters of Women's Ordination Conference, than a male priest/activist suddenly facing excommunication.

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America's Second and Third Female Catholic Priests Ordained

Claire Walter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Claire Walter

Still a small offshoot of the Catholic Church, the Ecumenical Catholic Communion estimates that it has about 2,500 members nationwide, one-fifth or more in Colorado -- and it ordains women.

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