RC activists to ordain 3 women
2008-07-20 18:13
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Boston - An activist group hoping to pressure the Roman Catholic Church into dropping its long-standing prohibition on women in the priesthood is planning an ordination ceremony for three women in Boston.
The group, known as Roman Catholic Womenpriests, said it would hold the ceremony at a Protestant church in Boston on Sunday.
The group said the three women - Gloria Carpeneto of Baltimore, Judy Lee of Fort Myers, Florida, and Gabriella Velardi Ward of New York City - were responding to a call to serve the church.
The Vatican has warned that women taking part in ordination ceremonies will be excommunicated.
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