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Originally posted by Steeltrap
Not exactly related to celibacy, but...
Vatican Excommunicates Seven Women 'Priests'
Mon Aug 5, 8:24 AM ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Reinforcing its opposition to female priests, the Vatican ( news - web sites) said Monday it had excommunicated seven women, including a nun, who were ordained in June in a ceremony on a boat in Austria.
An Argentine bishop, not recognized by the Holy See, ordained the Austrian, German and U.S. women in a ceremony, witnessed by 300 people.
This prompted a warning from the Vatican last month, giving the women 12 days to repent.
"Because the women ... did not give any indication of amendment or repentance for the most serious offence they had committed...they have incurred excommunication," Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a papal right-hand man, said in a press release from the Vatican.
He had earlier branded the ordination "an affront to the dignity of women," saying women had a specific role in the church which was distinctive and irreplaceable.
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Sorry to invade your forum but this is something that really pisses me off. Apparently it's acceptable to leaders such as Cardinal Law to keep repeat sex offenders in the Catholic clergy but once a WOMAN is ordained, they are excommunicated.
Luckily there is a group in Boston standing up to Cardinal Law. I think they're called "the voices of the faithful" and they are raising money in order to help Catholic carities that are suffering because of the money going to settle lawsuits. Sadly though, Cardinal Law refuses to allow Catholic charities to take this money because it is a threat to his power.