In the first clip, Bishop Dana Reynolds, first U.S. elected bishop from Western region and Bishop Ida Raming from Stuggart, Germany ordains Gabriella Velardi Ward, Judy Lee, and Gloria Carpeneto to the priesthood. Laying of hands by the bishops is done in silence and after bishops Dana and Ida lay hands on the women, representatives of the community lay hands on the women as a sign that the women were called by God from the community the community to serve the community. "The Council of Chalcedon in the fifth century taught that ordination of a priest or deacon was illegal as well as null and void unless the person being ordained had been chosen by a particular community to be its leader." (Ministry Leadership in the Community of Jesus Christ by Schillebeeckx) Roman Catholic Womenpriests are following this important teaching of the early church. In the second clip, the womenpriests have just been ordained.
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