For decades the Catholic Church has allowed married Anglican or Episcopal priests, who wanted to convert to Catholicism but then continue their professional ministry as married Catholic priests, to do so in a quiet, semi-private manner. Now the Vatican announces that it not only will make it easier and more public for married Anglican priests especially in Britain (and presumably Episcopal priests in the U.S.) to be ordained as Catholic priests, but will allow them to retain some aspects of the Anglican liturgy when functioning as new Catholic priests. I can hear the howls of confusion or frustration from "lifelong" Catholic priests who had to resign their ministry when they married, from "lifelong" married Catholic deacons, and from "lifelong" Catholic women who wish to be ordained as Catholic priests.
-Old Gargoyle
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I don't see how women would have an argument here. Benny hasn't said women Anglican/Episcopalian ministers can be priests--only men.
Jennifer
Women priests would be fine with me--but not if they're bleached blonds.
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