Editorial: Vatican needs to stop demonizing women
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
"Four years ago on July 31, eight women defied Roman Catholic Church teachings and were the first in the United States to be ordained at a ceremony in Pittsburgh conducted by a group called Roman Catholic Womenpriests.They included Joan Houk, a 66-year-old married mother of six and grandmother of five who helped run two Roman Catholic parishes that did not have priests..."
Among the new priests was Eileen McCafferty DiFranco, a Philadelphia grandmother who celebrated Mass in the chapel of a Methodist church in Lansdowne at the invitation of an Old Catholic of the Beatitudes pastor who rented the space... DiFranco was determined to hold her own Roman Catholic faith to a higher standard of inclusion, despite the Vatican’s resistance...
“Vatican officials should spend less time demonizing women and more time ensuring the prosecution of pedophiles. They are a danger to children of all faiths.
Bridget Mary's Reflection:Excellent editorial! Indeed womenpriests are serving inclusive grassroots communities and promoting partnership, justice and equality, core values of Jesus in the Gospels.Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mary of Magdala, apostle to the apostles. It is time for the Vatican to follow Jesus' example of Gospel equality. In all four gospels, Mary of Magdala is the first witness to encounter the Risen Christ who chose her to share the central message at the heart of Christianity. The Vatican should stop demonizing women and hold bishops accounable who transferred pedophile from parish to parish, devastating the lives of children. This is the real crime, not faithful women serving the church as priests. Bridget Mary Meehan, RCWP, sofiabmm@aol.com, 703-505-0004
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