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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community: Women and Men Preside at Easter Vigil: Penance Pope Should Do: Renew Priestly Ministry

(photo courtesy Jack Duffy)

Carol Ann and Lee Breyer, (married priest couple) Bridget Mary Meehan,(Roman Catholic Womanpriest) Michael and Imogene Rigdon (married priest couple) Women and Men, Partners and equals celebrating Easter Vigil liturgy/April 2010


The Penance they Pope should consider is opening the church up to a renewed priestly ministry of women priests, married priests and an end to mandatory celibacy. This would bring the necessary structural change the church needs now.
I was saddened that Fr. Pfleger apologized for his courageous homily where he expressed support for women in the priesthood and a married priesthood.

Pope says church must do penance for abuse cases

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Thursday the sexual abuse scandal shaking Roman Catholicism showed the Church needed to do penance for its sins, in a rare public reference by the pope to pedophilia in the priesthood.


Fr Pfleger apologizes for comments on marriage, priests
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7388994

April 15, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Fr. Michael Pfleger apologized Thursday for recent remarks he made condoning marriage for priests and allowing females into the priesthood...
In a written apology posted on the archdiocese Web site Thursday, Fr. Pfleger said he respects and follows the teachings of the Catholic Church and his comments failed to do that.

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