"Grandmother of Women's Ordination Movement Remembered" by Thomas C. Fox/National Catholic Reporter

Iris Muller
Roman Catholic Woman Priest

Iris Müller, one of the original seven women ordained in 2002 on the Danube River, died Jan. 30.


Long time advocate of women’s equality and women’s ordination, Muller’s life story is recently captured in a book written by Gretchen Kloten Minney,
“Called: Women Hear the Voice of the Divine.”

"In a chapter entitled “Pioneers: Grandmothers of the Return of Women’s Ordination in the Roman Catholic Church,” Minney writes of Muller and her lifetime friend, Ida Raming, also ordained on the Danube. "

"Minney's book provides a brief background and history of ordination within the church and tells the stories of women feel they have been called to the priesthood. It is published by Wonder Why Publications in Broomfield, CO. 80020 "

The following is taken from the chapter with the permission of the author.
Iris Muller’ story begins in pre-WWII Germany. Muller wasborn an only child in Magdeburg, Germany. Her parents were Lutherans who occasionally attended church services..." (For more article on NCR)

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