Roman Catholic Womenpriests: Article on Irish Indepedent by John Cooney on June 8, 2009/"The first Irish born woman bishop since the fifth century..."

Time for Catholics to build a new Church
By John Cooney
Monday June 08 2009
"THE first Irish-born woman bishop since the fifth century has called on ordinary Catholics to work to transform the power structures of Church and State.
Bishop Bridget Mary Meehan said that old hierarchical structures needed to be broken down to prevent scandals, such as those revealed in the Ryan report, from ever happening again.
The female bishop was born in Rathdowney, Co Laois, but later emigrated to the United States with her parents..."
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/time-for-catholics-to-build-a-new-church-1765359.html