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Nine women defy Vatican with ordination as priests
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 25, 2005 08:39pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, July 26, 2005 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | OTTAWA (AFP) - Nine women risked excommunication by the Vatican following their unauthorized ordination as female Roman Catholic priests and deacons.
The ceremony, which was not sanctioned by the Roman Catholic hierarchy, took place on a boat on the St. Lawrence River near Gananoque in eastern Canada following a conference on women as priests at Carleton University in Ottawa.
The mid-river location was chosen because organizers said it was in-between the United States and Canada, where no official Catholic diocese has jurisdiction.
Four of the women were ordained as priests, while five were ordained as deacons. |
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