Huffington Post: Roy Bourgeois, U.S. Priest Backs Women’s Ordination, Detained

WOC was mentioned in this Huffington Post article for its support of Fr. Roy Bourgeois and its activism at the Vatican in protest supporting both Fr. Roy and women’s ordination.

Roy Bourgeois, U.S. Priest Who Backs Women’s Ordination, Detained
By Nicole Winfield

VATICAN CITY — A U.S. Catholic priest who supports ordination for women was detained briefly by police Monday after marching to the Vatican to press the Holy See to lift its ban on women priests.

The Rev. Roy Bourgeois and about a dozen supporters had marched down the main boulevard leading to the Vatican holding a banner "Ordain Catholic Women" and chanting outside St. Peter’s Square "What do we want? Women priests! When do we want them? Now!"

Police prevented the group from entering the piazza and told them to take down their banners since they didn’t have a protest permit. When police then tried to confiscate the banners, members of the group resisted, resulting in Bourgeois and two supporters being taken away in police cars, witnesses said.

The three were detained for about two hours at a Rome police station and released without being arrested or charged, though prosecutors were still investigating, said Bourgeois’ attorney, Bill Quigley.

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