Press
Release: December 19, 2012
From:
The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
Contact:
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, D.Min., rhythmsofthedance@gmail.com
859-684-4247
Bishop
Bridget Mary Meehan, sofiaBMM@aol.com; 703-505-0004
The spiritual revolution of Roman Catholic Women Priests
is shaking the Catholic Church to its foundation.
We now have the second official
statement in a month from the National
Catholic Reporter challenging the Vatican over the issue of women priests.
It is a call to male priests for solidarity with those who have been reprimanded
for publicly supporting women priests: Maryknoll Roy Bourgeois, Jesuit Bill Brennan
and Franciscan Jerry Zawada.
Moreover,
4,000 Sisters of Mercy, the largest group of women religious leaders, have
signed a statement in support of Fr. Roy and for justice and equality for women
in the church.
They
were joined by the Association of Catholic Priests in
Ireland.
Meanwhile,
Monsignor Helmut Schuller of Austria who heads the 400-Austrian Priests’
Initiative was stripped of his title by the Vatican.
Swiss Abbots Speak Out for Church Reform including women's ordination.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/swiss-benedictine-abbots-speak-out-church-reform
Catholics in Switzerland May
Vote to Abolish Celibacy and for Women’s Ordination
http://iglesiadescalza.blogspot.com/2012/12/catholics-in-basel-may-vote-on.html
Catholics in Switzerland May
Vote to Abolish Celibacy and for Women’s Ordination
http://iglesiadescalza.blogspot.com/2012/12/catholics-in-basel-may-vote-on.html
No
punishment against male priest supporters of women’s ordination will stop the
Spirit from rising up for justice for women in the church.
As we prepare to celebrate
Christmas – Christ with us -- we celebrate and affirm all modern-day prophets
who speak out publicly, challenging sexism, the elephant in the church’s living
room. This is Good News! Thanks be to
God!
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