Brief History of the Roman Catholic Women Priest movement presentation by Bridget Mary Meehan and Mary Theresa Streck
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Brief History of the Roman Catholic Women Priest movement presentation by Bridget Mary Meehan and Mary Theresa Streck
www.arcwp.org
bridgetmarysblogspot.com
Brief History of the Roman Catholic Women Priest movement presentation by Bridget Mary Meehan and Mary Theresa Streck
www.arcwp.org
bridgetmarysblogspot.com
Rome Woman deacon (center) Bishop laying hands on woman in priestly attire of (left) Mary, Mother Jesus, shows continuity in Apostolic Succession (right)
St. Priscillas Catacomb in
Rome Early Eucharistic liturgy led by women
St Praxedess Church in Rome 820 CE Bishop Theodora (left), St. Praexidis, Mary, Mother of Jesus, St Prudentia (right)
Ludmila Jovorova, ordained priest in 1970 in Czechoslovakia by
Bishop Felix Davidek.
Palm Sunday 2002 - first diaconate ordination of six
women in Austria Bishop X presents the book of the Gospel to Christine
Danube Seven Ordination June 29, 2002
Iris Muller, Ida Raming, Pia Brunner, Dagmar Celeste, Adelinde Roitlinger, Gisela Forster, Christine Mayr-
Laying on Hands of Danube Seven by Bishop
Braschi (Argentina)
January 27, 2003 Danube Seven excommunicated by
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) May 29, 2008 the CDF issued a statement saying, Women priests and the bishops who ordain them are excommunicated Latae Sententiae (automatic by your very action).
Women Priests reject the penalty of excommunication
issued by the Vatican. Roman Catholic Women Priests are loyal members of the church who stand in the prophetic tradition of holy obedience to the Spirits call to change an unjust law that discriminates against women. Women Priests will continue to serve our beloved church in a renewed priestly ministry that welcomes all to celebrate
Christina and Gisela were ordained bishops on May 19,
2003 in Europe at which male Bishop X presided. Therefore all our ordinations are valid and in apostolic succession.
In 2003 Patricia Frezen from South
Africa was ordained by Bishop Gisela and Bishop Christine. On January 2, 2005, Patricia was ordained a bishop by Bishop X in Europe. Since 2005 she has presided at many diaconate and priestly ordinations, including the ordination of seven women bishops.
Three of the women ordained on the St. Lawrence
Seaway are Victoria Rue, Michele Birch-Conery, Jean Marchant. and Marie David (not pictured).
July 31, 2006 twelve woman were ordained in Pittsburgh on
the Majestic riverboat on the three rivers. Eight woman were ordained priests and four were ordained deacons.
Deacons ordained were Cheryl Bristol, Juanita Cordero, Mary
Ellen Robertson, and Janice Sevre-Duszynska.
Ordained priests were Bridget Mary Meehan, Sibyl Dana
Reynolds, Olivia Doko, Reberta Meehan, Eileen McCafferty DiFranco, Joan Clark Houk, Kathleen Strack Kunster, and Kathy Sullivan Vandenberg.
The three ordaining bishop for the first US ordination
were Ida Raming, Patricia Frezen and Gisela Forster.
Bishop Sibyl Dana Reynolds was ordained the first North
American bishop on April 9, 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany.
August 9, 2008 - Janice Sevre-Duszynska was ordained a
priest in Lexington, KY. Fr. Roy Bourgeois gave the homily and was later excommunicated for advocating for womens ordination.
April 19, 2009 in Santa Barbara, CA. Bridget Mary Meehan
Regina Nicolosi , Andrea Johnson, and Joan Houk were ordained bishops by Bishop Patricia Fezen, Bishop Christine
On June 23, 2013 two priests and three deacons were
ordained in Falls Church, VA. Bridget Mary has presided at numerous ordinations since 2009. As of April 2016 there are 222 in the international movement, in thirteen
September 24, 2015 three bishops were ordained at
Pendle Hill, PA., Mary Collingwood, USA, Olga Lucia Alvarez, Colombia; Michele Birch- Conery, Canada
March 2016 - Holy Thursday Ecumenical Eucharist with Mary
Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community and St. Andrews UCC in Sarasota, Florida.
Bridget Mary officiating at Rich and Nancy
Sapps wedding.
Mary Theresa officiating at Kellie and TQuomas Van
Bergens wedding
Baptismal ritual at the Upper Room Inclusive Catholic