http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:52:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21796/women-priests http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21796/women-priests#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:59:34 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21796 The ceremony, like several others that have taken place around the world over the past six years, was denounced by the Roman Catholic Church, and critics said the event was a stunt with no religious significance.

The Catholic Church has consistently taught that only men can be ordained as priests, and the Archdiocese of Boston said that the women who participated in yesterday's ceremony had automatically excommunicated themselves by participating in what it said was an invalid ordination ceremony.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21796/women-priests/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15467/defying-church-organization-ordains-8-women-as-priests http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15467/defying-church-organization-ordains-8-women-as-priests#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15467/defying-church-organization-ordains-8-women-as-priests/feed