The day of Catholic women priests is coming by Janice Sevre-Duszynska ARCWP For The Baltimore Sun • Published: Oct 27, 2023 at 2:10 pm

 

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As an ordained priest in the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, I appreciated that an article on the Synod of Bishops’ 16th General Assembly at the Vatican was published in The Baltimore Sun (“Differences remain over role of women as Catholics meet,” Oct. 26). While I perceived the synod as a step forward, it is really sad that the idea of women priests is a bridge too far.

I am grateful that Pope Francis speaks out against war and climate chaos, as well as on behalf of the poor. And I was ecstatic that he renounced the oppressive Document of Discovery. But unless he sees an apparition of God as a woman, I don’t believe that Francis will ever support the ordination of women priests. I have hope, however, that in the future a progressive pope will embrace the Divine Feminine. And equality in the form of women priests will finally come to the Roman Catholic Church.

— Janice Sevre-Duszynska, Towson