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Friday, May 28, 2010

"Time To Move Forward For The Church" Article in Kilkenny Advertiser /Ireland View--Yes, for Women Priests

http://www.advertiser.ie/kilkenny/article/26800

"Just last Friday Kilkenny made history when the Church of Ireland installed the first ever female Dean of Ossory at St Canice’s Cathedral. The Very Rev Katharine Poulton now holds the prestigious position and resides here in Kilkenny at the deanery. It was a big day for the COI community and the ceremony was fittingly prestigious."

"I think we will be waiting some time however, before women get these kind of opportunities in the Catholic church. This is a terrible shame, as our country is currently a predominately Roman Catholic country and at the rate that we are losing our priests and the lack of new potential priests entering the seminary, we are soon going to be priest-less if we let the situation continue."

"So what is the answer? Are women priests the way forward in the Catholic church? Is the idea so way out there? Unfortunately our Pope seems to think so. However, maybe it is time for the Catholic authoritarians to move with the times - most of our modern day priests have, so why shouldn’t those in charge... "

It gives me great joy to read this opinion piece in a Kilkenny newspaper. Kilkenny borders Laois, the county where I was born. Yes, the Irish need women priests. I hope some courageous women in Ireland will come forward for ordination. Roman Catholic Womenpriests are ordaining qualified women who are dedicated to a renewed priestly ministry. Our orders are valid because our first bishops were ordained by a Roman Catholic bishop with apostolic succession. We disobey an unjust law that discriminates against women. In order to change discrimination, sometimes, you must break the law before it changes. If you think that you may have a vocation, contact us. Bridget Mary Meehan, RCWP/sofiabmm@aol.com

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