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The new face of Catholicism?
July 26, 2005 ( politics )
Nine Roman Catholic women have been unofficially ordained as priests and deacons in North America, risking excommunication by the Vatican.The ceremony took place aboard a tour boat near Canada's capital, Ottawa.
The women - seven Americans, a Canadian and a German - were ordained by three female bishops, who were also unofficially anointed in 2003.
Seven women who were ordained in 2002 despite the Vatican's ban on female priests were later excommunicated.
--BBC
Now, I'm not up on my dogma, but last I checked, excommunication was a one-way ticket to hell in the Catholic world. Seems ... a bit harsh of a punishment for people trying to spread the faith and widen its audience?
But then again, I never really understood most religions anyhow...Logic is rarely their strong point.
Posted by griffjon at July 26, 2005 11:24 PM
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