Roman Catholic Women Priests Invite You to Stand With Fr. Roy Bourgeois to Resist Vatican Oppression and to Proclaim Equality for Women in the Church

You are Invited to Stand With Fr. Roy This Friday Outside the Vatican Embassy
WHERE: 3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008-3610
WHEN: Friday, April 8, 2011, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM RSVP on Facebook or kconmy@womensordination.org.

Vigil Sponsored by Association of Roman Catholic Womenpriests, Call To Action, Roman Catholic Womenpriests -USA, Women's Ordination Conference

The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World 1965 (Gaudium et Spes) states clearly that women and men are equals: "All women and men are endowed with a rational soul and are created in God's image; they have the same nature and origin, and, being redeemed by Christ, they enjoy the same divine calling and destiny; there is here a basic equality between all, and it must be accorded ever greater recognition. " Sadly, the Vatican and hierarchy in 2011 ignore their own authortative teaching. The call for the full equality of women in church and society is the voice of God in our times and one that the Second Vatican Council affirmed. Roman Catholic Women Priests are visible reminders that all women are images of the divine. I wonder if this is the reason, the Vatican is a state of panic over the Roman Catholic Women Priests Movement. The threat to dismiss Fr. Roy Bourgeois from Maryknoll is a last ditch effort to stop the movement of the Spirit for the full equality of women in the Catholic Church. Like Rosa Parks, who refused to sit in the back of the bus, women in the church today will not accept second class membership any more. We call all to join us in solidarity for justice for women in our church. Jesus calls us not to be afraid. Let us step forward in courage and support Fr. Roy and all those who face the wrath of the Vatican! Bridget Mary Meehan RCWP Roman Catholic Women Priests Association http://www.associationofromancatholicwomenpriests.org/