Vatican Fears Growth of Roman Catholic Womenpriests

Women Bishops in the Catholic Church, Too? Some Are Trying
By Sandro Magister
L’espresso (IT)
August 4, 2008
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/206091?eng=y

"In Rome, in fact, the fear is that the number of ordained women will continue to increase. Roman Catholic Womenpriests is thought to have another 150 women waiting to become priests. Moreover, in some countries, agreement with the ordination of women seems to be on the rise. For example, after her sentencing, the signs of support for Sister Lears multiplied. There is, finally, the suspicion that some of the bishops are assisting the operation. Patricia Fresen, the former sister who is one of the four bishops of Roman Catholic Womenpriests, affirms that she was ordained to the episcopate in 2005 by three Catholic bishops whose names she is keeping secret. The same is thought to be the case for the other three women bishops of the movement. "