Američanka bojuje za ženskú vysviacku v rímskokatolíckej cirkvi aj ružovým dymom nad Vatikánom Predsedníčka organizácie Konferencia pre ženskú vysviacku Kate McElweeová hovorí, že katolícky klérus sa diskusiu na túto tému snaží umlčať, a vysvetľuje, prečo súčasná cirkev neslúži všetkým veriacim. Click here for the full article.
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2018 Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) is deeply disappointed by Pope Francis’ reiteration of the “closed door” stance on women’s ordination. We call on Pope Francis to lead by example and dialogue with the many women who are called to priesthood. The Vatican’s repeated attempts to limit God’s priestly call to…
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May 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Kate McElwee, Executive Director kmcelwee@womensordination.org +1.607.725.1364 The Women’s Ordination Conference must speak out against any suggestion that the ordination of women, or even the discussion of it, is heretical. We therefore affirm that Cardinal Walter Brandmüller’s recent comments that those who advocate for women’s ordination “fulfill the elements…
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On April 22nd, as Roman Catholic Church marked the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Women’s Ordination Conference supporters held witness at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. As the Church asked its members to welcome God’s “unique story into their lives,” supporters stood as…
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As Catholic feminists and leaders of organizations committed to justice for women within our church as well as throughout society, we have followed Voices of Faith’s efforts to crack open the Vatican walls by sponsoring an annual forum about women inside one of the last remaining bastions of male domination in the western world. Since 2014, Voices…
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The Women’s Ordination Conference and Dignity NY invite you to join women theologians, journalists, ministers, and activists in conversation as we survey Pope Francis’ progress on poverty, ecology, sexuality, racism, inclusion of women, and young adults — and his overall impact on 51% of the human population. Our speakers include: Anne Barrett Doyle, Bishop Accountability Teresa Cariño, St. Ignatius Parish NYC…
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With BBC Radio’s Audrey Carville, WOC executive director, Kate McElwee and Paula McKeown from Down & Conor Diocese discuss Mary McAleese’s address at Voices of Faith 2018 and the question: are women valued in the Catholic Church? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060sfyc
The time is now for change in the Catholic Church Mary McAleese, President of Ireland 1997-2011 8 March 2018 PDF Version Here The Israelites under Joshua’s command circled Jericho’s walls for seven days, blew trumpets and shouted to make the walls fall down. (cf. Joshua 6:1-20). We don’t have trumpets but we have voices, voices…
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DignityUSA, Women’s Ordination Conference, and the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) sponsored a teleconference on March 9, 2018: “Every Day is International Women’s Day: A Discussion of Voices of Faith’s 2018 “Why Women Matter” event and the Work of Feminist Ministries. You can listen to the audio of the discussion here. Remarks from…
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The exploitation of women in the Vatican and the Church must end. March 8, 2018 This International Women’s Day, Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) joins the global community in the #PressForProgress for women’s equality by calling for an end to sexism and abuse within the Roman Catholic Church. The theme of International Women’s Day, “Press for…
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