Mary Alice Nolan
Mary Alice Nolan is planning to be “ordained” a “Roman Catholic” priest by a female bishop in October, even though it means she will be excommunicated – a punishment she says will be very upsetting to her. So why is she doing this?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new law under consideration in the UK could put the Church at risk for refusing to accept women, homosexuals and transsexuals as candidates for the priesthood.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A priest facing excommunication for his participation in an ordination rite for women has announced plans to travel to the Vatican to appeal the decision “with a contingent of fellow priests and a bishop.”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Women seeking priestly ordination to the priesthood used the occasion of the meeting of the worldwide Synod of Bishops in Rome to bring attention to their cause by marching on the Vatican.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Three women are claiming to have been “ordained” into the priesthood on Sunday during a conference by the dissident group, Roman Catholic Womenpriests.
