How can we think about those ordinations on boats? Consider the worship community and apostolic succession.(FAITH & SPIRITUALITY)
From: Catholic New Times
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Date: 2/12/2006
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Author: Ruether, Rosemary Radford
In June 2002, a group of Catholic women in Austria were ordained on a boat on the Danube by several male bishops of marginal credentials. The male bishops then ordained several of the women as bishops and these women have begun to develop a regular process of preparing other women for ordination.
On July 25, 2005 a group of nine women were ordained on the St. Lawrence River, some as deacons and others as priests. This ordination took place the day after the conclusion of the ...
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