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The barring of altar girls by a priest in San Francisco California is another example of blatent sexism in the Catholic Church. I believe that  altar Girls today will  become vibrant future priests! The God who calls is calling women to be priests today! Contrary to Ft. Illo, the catholic priesthood is not a male charism as there are over 200 women in the global Roman Catholic Women Priests Movement.  Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP,  www.arcwp.org San Francisco priest bars altar girls, sparks another controversy National Catholic Reporter "If the Catholic Church ordained women, altar girls would make sense, but the Catholic priesthood is a male charism," he said. "Nothing awakens a ... Former Modesto priest at Catholic church in SF bans girls as altar servers - Modesto Bee San Francisco Catholic Priest Says Only Boys Can Be Altar Servers in His Church - Ecumenical News Full Coverage       Flag as irrelevant  The first, he said, is that "boys usually end up losing interest [in altar service] because girls generally do a better job." The second and more important reason, Illo said, is that "altar service is intrinsically tied to the priesthood and serve as feeder programs for the seminary." "If the Catholic Church ordained women, altar girls would make sense, but the Catholic priesthood is a male charism," he said. "Nothing awakens a desire for the priesthood like service at the altar among the brotherhood of young men. At the risk of generalizing, I suspect young men serving with young women might just distract them from the sacrifice of the Mass, and perhaps even from a priestly vocation." women priests Daily update ⋅ January 31, 2015 NEWS Toledo Blade Many forms of excommunication Toledo Blade I reported that she was ordained by a dissident organization, Roman Catholic WomenPriests, which is not recognized by Rome, but I put three words ... Flag as irrelevant U.S. News & World Report Vatican Hits Sour
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	Ecumenical News Ordination of first Church of England female bishop is 'historic moment' says Catholic archbishop Ecumenical News The Catholic archbishop of Birmingham has called the ordination of the ... Longley noted that the conversation about women's ministry continues in ... women priests Daily update ⋅ January 29, 2015 NEWS CBS Local San Francisco priest bars altar girls, sparks another controversy National Catholic Reporter "If the Catholic Church ordained women, altar girls would make sense, but the Catholic priesthood is a male charism," he said. "Nothing awakens a ... Former Modesto priest at Catholic church in SF bans girls as altar servers - Modesto Bee San Francisco Catholic Priest Says Only Boys Can Be Altar Servers in His Church - Ecumenical News Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant  The first, he said, is that "boys usually end up losing interest [in altar service] because girls generally do a better job." The second and more important reason, Illo said, is that "altar service is intrinsically tied to the priesthood and serve as feeder programs for the seminary." "If the Catholic Church ordained women, altar girls would make sense, but the Catholic priesthood is a male charism," he said. "Nothing awakens a desire for the priesthood like service at the altar among the brotherhood of young men. At the risk of generalizing, I suspect young men serving with young women might just distract them from the sacrifice of the Mass, and perhaps even from a priestly vocation."