| 单词 | ordination |
| 例句 | “Most likely, the first place they’ll send us after my ordination will be somewhere in Greece. There’s going to be a lot of rebuilding to do now that the Nazis have left.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You will tell your father on the day of your ordination?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z So did his teachers at the seminary, who deemed him too playful and impatient with pomp and procedure; they delayed his ordination. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A rabbinic ordination from its Talmud faculty was looked upon as the highest of Orthodox Jewish honors. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z There would be no college education, no bachelor’s degree, nothing, just a rabbinic ordination. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z If Reb Saunders even once heard of Danny being anywhere in my presence, he would remove him immediately from the college and send him to an out-of-town yeshiva for his rabbinic ordination. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A new edition of the LDS scriptures released in March featured a new, more historically specific account of the faith’s historic ban on black ordination. Can the Church of Latter-day Saints accept its racist history? 2013-05-04T14:00:00Z In my case, by the grace of God, I received a letter and document in January of 1992 granting me “a dispensation from the obligations of priestly ordination, including celibacy, and from religious vows.” I Quit the Priesthood 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z It’s a situation that puts me in mind of the way racist doctrinal folklore persisted for decades after the lifting of the Church’s ban on black priesthood ordination in 1978. Mormonism’s most dangerous morality lesson 2013-05-16T18:00:00Z He is now studying for a master’s degree at Yale Divinity School, earning a diploma in Anglican studies from Berkeley Divinity School, and intends to seek ordination in the Episcopal Church. Andrew Ogletree, Travis Long 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The eldest of the couple’s six children is preparing for ordination to the priesthood. A Conductor Whose Worship Stands Apart 2010-02-19T16:42:00Z Catholics in Germany, in particular, have called for changes to church teaching, including permission for priests to bless same-sex couples and the ordination of married men. No surprise when the pope says being gay "isn’t a crime" – a Catholic theologian explains why 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z For decades before and after the 1978 lifting of the black priesthood ban, LDS people developed folk doctrines to justify a segregationist ordination policy that had no foundation in canonized theology or scripture. Can the Church of Latter-day Saints accept its racist history? 2013-05-04T14:00:00Z Sordid immorality does indeed seem endemic to a culture in which celibacy is required for those who desire the gift and honor — or the power and privilege — of ordination. A Protestant liberal defends clerical celibacy 2013-03-10T12:00:00Z And for a poster Andrew Graham lifts a phrase that appeared on placards protesting the ordination of the gay Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson in 2003: “AIDS is God’s Curse.” Art in Review: ?MIXED MESSAGES?: ?A(I)DS, Art + Words? 2011-06-23T21:19:07Z Roger is ordained from the “Universal Life Church,” a popular online ordination service, becoming more in practice as millions of millenials opt for irreligious weddings. Engagement season panic sets in: Before you plan a big expensive traditional wedding, read this 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z It will feature open debate about one of the church’s longest held traditions, potentially paving the way for some married men to be eligible for ordination. Will ordaining married priests save the Catholic Church from decline? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z In this case, the bees might also bear word of murders, kidnappings, unexpected births, betrayals or numerous deceits, along with an ordination and some casual blackmail, just to liven things up. Review | Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone’: Worth the wait? 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z He clicked his mouse at a site offering ordination as a Universal Life Church minister, joining the ranks of Web-blessed clergy who are becoming an increasingly popular choice to preside over weddings. More Couples Ask Friends or Family Members to Marry Them 2012-03-09T16:42:04Z “The laity is way ahead of the bishops in terms of the ordination of gays and women,” said McDonagh, referring to two issues that many reformers consider basic. Irish Catholics flee the church 2013-03-26T23:09:00Z He graduated from the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, and then moved to New York to attend Yeshiva University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degrees in social work and history, and his rabbinical ordination. Gil Marks, Historian of Jewish Food and Culture, Dies at 62 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The groom’s mother is a founder and a member of the executive board of Ordain Women, an organization that works for the ordination of women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alexandra Petri, Stephen Stromberg 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Around the same time, they also each began the process of discerning ordination to priesthood in the Episcopal Church. Coping With Depression as Love Wins the Day 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Bradshaw planned to become a Roman Catholic priest, studying at a Basilian seminary in Canada for nearly a decade before leaving days before his ordination. John Bradshaw, self-help guru who led search for ‘inner child,’ dies at 82 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Michael Motylinski, who received an online ordination through the Wanderlust Bay Ministries, officiated. Diane Hu, Alexander Sappington 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Yeshiva University, from which he also took rabbinic ordination. Sol Steinmetz, an Expert on Language, Dies at 80 2010-10-25T03:48:00Z She graduated from Vanderbilt and received a master’s degree in Jewish studies, rabbinical ordination and cantorial ordination from Hebrew College in Newton Centre, Mass. Aliza Berger, Solomon Rosenberg 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z These dovetailed into the official ordination of a new, fully Thai, national dish. The Art of Making Thai Noodles, Far From Thailand 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s true that the Vatican prohibits women from ordination into the clerical hierarchy—though nuns take vows, they are not ordained, and so they are laypeople, not clerics. Lucetta Scaraffia Is Trying to Fight Catholic Patriarchy from the Inside 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The report did not include a recommendation on blessings for same-sex couples or the ordination of women, though “theological and pastoral research” on allowing women to access the diaconate was suggested. Catholic Church must elevate role of women, deal with issues of gender: synod report 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Progressives have hoped the gathering would send a message that the church would be more welcoming of LGBTQ+ people and offer women more leadership roles in a hierarchy where they are barred from ordination. Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z While ordination of women priests is off the table, the question of women deacons was an official agenda item for the meeting. Pope’s big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Progressive Catholics have their fingers crossed about the synod’s ability to advance progress on the many reforms needed to revitalize the Catholic Church, including the ordination of women to the diaconate and ultimately the priesthood. Catholic Church: ‘Fingers crossed’ 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z In many ways, Kelly’s work as a deacon would be the same as now. but ordination, she said, conveys “a tangible sign that the church is with you, that you don’t walk alone.” Seattle plays unexpected role in historic Catholic assembly in Rome 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z It's the wisened hand of the administrator, under Scientology's ordination, that purportedly allows the E-Meter to reflect an accurate reading of the test subject's negative emotions through low-grade galvanic skin-contact responses. For some reason, Scientologists don’t want you to be able to repair their religious artifacts 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Because of that, he said, Ms. Garrick’s dissent from the school’s position on women’s ordination meant “she wasn’t a good fit” for the institution. Religious liberty protects Christian college from sex discrimination claim, attorneys say 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z But he insisted there was no changing the 2,000-year tradition of the church, which confers priestly ordination only on men. Pope’s big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Youngguang said CCP officials viewed his ministerial training and ordination by the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States of America as “colluding with anti-Chinese forces overseas,” and subjected him to subsequent persecution. ‘No religious freedom in China,’ exiled Christian pastor tells House committee 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Church law forbids the marriage or ordination of “self-avowed, practicing homosexuals,” but many conservatives have chosen to leave amid a growing defiance of those bans in many U.S. churches and conferences. One in five United Methodist congregations in the US have left the denomination over LGBTQ conflicts 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z That caused a conservative group of Anglican church leaders from around the world to declare they no longer had confidence in the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, saying he had betrayed his ordination. Divided Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex unions 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Charles said it was a "unique joy" to prepare for ordination with members of his family. Three family members to be ordained at Exeter Cathedral 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z He defended his leadership of the diocese, citing the opening of new parishes, the ordinations of new priests and stable finances. Knoxville Bishop Resigns Amid Turmoil 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Warren recently issued an apology to Christian women for only belatedly embracing their ordination as pastors. Impassioned appeals by ousted churches spotlight Southern Baptists’ stance against women pastors 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The Anglican Communion, which numbers tens of millions of people across 165 countries, is deeply divided over the ordination of gay clergy by some churches in some Western countries, and attitudes towards same-sex marriage. Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z “Back in the ’70s, in a lot of our documents and assembly minutes, you can see the hope that we had at the time for the ordination of women,” she said. The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Julie, from Sidmouth, said she had been active in the ministry of the church for 20 years and ordination was the next step. Three family members to be ordained at Exeter Cathedral 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z What the change does, she said is “separates governance from ordination” in the church. Next Vatican Synod to have women, lay members as voters 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who is conducting the service on 6 May, has highlighted how the heart of the coronation is a religious ceremony, likening it to the ordination of a priest. Coronation cross will include crucifixion relics 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z In the end, the ordination went ahead with a mix of celebration and defiance. Rev. Frank Griswold III, Episcopal champion of gay clergy, dies at 85 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The pontiff acknowledged that priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is considered a part of global Catholicism, are married, and that churches aligned with Rome allow married clergy, who select that option before ordination. Priests could be allowed to marry, Pope Francis says 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z "That the ordination itself should now coincide with Charles and Miriam, for me, has an extraordinary sense of the providence of God," she said. Three family members to be ordained at Exeter Cathedral 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z “Particularly since the Second Vatican Council, and theologically, the ground for keeping governance united to ordination is getting shakier.” Next Vatican Synod to have women, lay members as voters 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z His October synod has involved an unprecedented canvassing of the Catholic faithful about their hopes for the church and problems they have encountered, eliciting demands from women for greater leadership roles, including ordination. Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer’s learning curve, plans 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The anointing of the King has echoes of a christening or the ordination into religious orders, with the monarch being symbolically touched with holy oil on the head, chest and hands. Sacred coronation oil will be animal-cruelty free 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Last Friday, delegates to the German Church’s Synodal Way assembly voted to call on Francis to “reexamine” the celibacy doctrine and consider the ordination of women as priests, the independent Catholic News Agency reported. Priests could be allowed to marry, Pope Francis says 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z More than 150 members of the Presbyterian Church have signed an open letter criticising the next moderator's views on the ordination of women. Presbyterian Church: Members challenge next moderator's women ordination remarks 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z “For many hundreds of years in the global church, governance and ordination have been united. And there’s been a chipping away of that,” Ms. Goldstein said. Next Vatican Synod to have women, lay members as voters 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Drake, who is pursuing ordination in the Free Methodist denomination, said the first days of the revival were a period of healing and unity. ‘Woodstock’ for Christians: Revival Draws Thousands to Kentucky Town 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z While Andy Wood is the “lead pastor” at Saddleback, Stacie Wood holds the title of “teaching pastor,” and that — along with the earlier female ordinations — has stirred controversy in the Baptist community. Saddleback Church, expelled from Southern Baptist Convention over women pastors, expected to appeal 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Saddleback has been a focus of previous scrutiny over the ordination issue, starting when the church ordained three women as ministers in 2021, an event the church called historic at the time. Southern Baptists Expel Saddleback Church Over Female Pastor 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The letter stated it was "completely inappropriate" that Dr Mawhinney did not simply "restate his Church's longstanding commitment to equality", when asked about the ordination of women. Presbyterian Church: Members challenge next moderator's women ordination remarks 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z He made an emotional speech in June 2022 at the Southern Baptists’ annual convention in Anaheim, standing by his ordination of women. Southern Baptists oust Saddleback Church over woman pastor 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z He dropped out of his first seminary but eventually graduated from another before his ordination in 1963. $50M shrine to honor slain priest, first US Catholic martyr 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The exclusion of women or married men from ordination along with many outmoded policies around all things sexual must change as well as the current hierarchical governance that excludes true lay partnership. Seattle Archdiocese: Consolidation does not address issues 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “Physical openness and accessibility to me not only symbolizes, but it is also … an ideal for what a church should be,” said Limstrand, who became pastor here in 2019, nearly thirty years after her ordination. Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z "Such hostility must be one of the principal reasons why in recent years so few women have come forward for ordination and why male elders in congregations far outnumber females." Presbyterian Church: Members challenge next moderator's women ordination remarks 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z However, the ordination of women has been taking place in a growing number of Protestant Churches in the past few decades. First woman pastor in Holy Land ordained 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z “Forty years ago, it was the ordination of women that was causing division. This is just the latest iteration of the church’s struggles to accommodate with a changed world.” Church of England Will Bless Same-Sex Couples, but Won’t Marry Them 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z When Benedict announced on Feb. 11, 2013, that he would become the first pope in six centuries to resign, Mueller was marking the 35th anniversary of his priestly ordination. German cardinal guards Benedict’s intellectual legacy 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z In 2021, when Benedict was 94, Francis issued a public thank you to the German on the 70th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Recalling Benedict’s grace but also the storms of his papacy 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z A year later, Benedict offered a defense of clerical celibacy, just as Francis was weighing a move to allow the ordination of married men in the Amazon to offset a dire priest shortage. Benedict’s funeral to bring ‘two popes’ era to a complicated close 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Rev Dr Isaac has written a book in Arabic about women's leadership in the Bible and in support of women's ordination. First woman pastor in Holy Land ordained 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z This means the women, once they've taken part in an 'ordination', are unable to receive the sacraments, including communion, or have a church funeral. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Preliminary assemblies have already approved calls to allow same-sex couple blessings, married priests and the ordination of women deacons. Crisis of confidence over cardinal shakes Cologne Catholics 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Some Church progressives want the Catholic catechism to be changed so that it does not condemn homosexual acts in a committed relationship and to open a process leading to women's ordination. Women priests, homosexuality, not closed debate in Church, German bishop says 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Preliminary assemblies have already approved calls to allow blessings for same-sex couples, married priests and the ordination of women as deacons. Vatican urges German Catholic Church to put brakes on reform 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The denomination still officially bans same-sex marriage and the ordination of any “self-avowed, practicing homosexual,” and only a legislative gathering called the General Conference can change that. LGBTQ-friendly votes signal progressive shift for Methodists 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z From Reform Judaism to many Protestant denominations, other faiths are open to the ordination of women. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The church said McCormack’s ordination at the church had been suspended and was in the process of being revoked. Megachurch volunteer charged with murder of her own daughter 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Figuring out an exit path for congregations that do not support the ordination of gay clergy has been a major concern in recent years. United Methodists to meet in 2024 on dividing up church property 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Following his ordination, he held executive positions with the New York Board of Rabbis and the Synagogue Council of America before taking the helm at Mount Neboh. Philip Hiat, Rabbi Who Forged Bonds With Other Faiths, Dies at 95 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Warren made an emotional speech in June at the Southern Baptists’ annual convention in Anaheim standing by his ordination of women. New Saddleback pastor sees women clergy in church’s future 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z A group of seven women took part in an illicit ordination service aboard a ship on the Danube River, on international waters to avoid conflict with any ecclesiastical region. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The ordination was transferred to the Rock in January 2022, according to the Rock Church. Megachurch volunteer charged with murder of her own daughter 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z In 2010, at the ordination of a colleague, F. alleges that Ouellet told her that he might as well hug her because there’s no harm “in treating oneself a bit.” Vatican’s mishandling of high-profile abuse cases extends its foremost crisis 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The move coincided with the church’s decision to allow the ordination of women as priests and bishops, and in 1977, at 39, Ms. McLeod entered the seminary herself. Mary Adelia McLeod, 84, Dies; First Female Bishop of an Episcopal Diocese 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z After ordination, he recalled the thrill of preaching his first sermon in a tiny wooden church in South Dakota that had been built by his Irish relatives and seated just 40 people. Bangkok’s Priest to the Poor Finds His Fit Among Fellow Outcasts 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Yet there were reports of previous secret 'ordinations', such as Ludmila Javarova's, who during the Communist rule of Czechoslovakia in the 1970s took part in a service led by a Roman Catholic bishop. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Conservatives have lamented that UMC has failed to enforce its Book of Discipline on standards for ordination and marriage. United Methodists are breaking up in a slow-motion schism 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z "I immediately thought: now I have actually received all seven sacraments, from ordination to marriage," said Bilgri, chuckling after the ceremony. Breakaway church gives gay ex-monk what Vatican would deny him: a holy wedding 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z At the time of her ordination, Bishop McLeod, who retired in 2001, said she believed it offered a “sign of hope” to women in the church. Mary Adelia McLeod, 84, Dies; First Female Bishop of an Episcopal Diocese 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z To make up for the shortfall of priests, Archbishop Weakland supported the ordination of married men, a position rejected by the Vatican. Rembert Weakland, leading liberal voice of Catholic Church, dies at 95 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The women's ordination movement is now mostly a European and US group, but it has expanded its representation in other parts of the world. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z He created a task force that recommended women be permitted to preach and be considered for ordination. Retired Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland dies at age 95 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Bishop Lee supported the ordination of women, another matter of debate within the Episcopal Church as well as other Christian denominations. Peter James Lee, longtime Episcopal bishop of Virginia, dies at 84 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The ordinations renewed a battle among Southern Baptists over whether women can be considered pastors, as opposed to having them serve as preachers or Bible teachers. Southern Baptists vote on sex abuse proposals, debate female pastors 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Its leaders have been exasperated by liberal churches’ continued defiance of UMC bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of openly gay clergy. United Methodist bishops acknowledge breakup is imminent 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The Church sees these ordinations not just as illicit but also invalid. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z But Lee, whose ordination was objectionable to her family, said it pleases her to see some male pastors welcome women to the pulpit — as her husband eventually did. Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z After a long campaign, and exactly 28 years since their ordination, they returned to watch the bishop bless a new plaque, carved with all 32 names. Bristol Cathedral plaque finally honours women ordained in 1994 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z But his rabbinic ordination comes from the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, a group that recognizes Jesus — Yeshua in Hebrew — as the Messiah. ‘Messianic Rabbi’ brings Jewish perspective to Christian faith 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Assuming a large exodus of conservatives, the remaining United Methodist Church would be poised to reverse its longstanding bans on gay ordination and marriage. Methodist conservatives to launch breakaway group in May 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z In 2016, when asked about any chance this could change, he referenced a 1994 document from John Paul II that said that the "door is closed" to women's ordination, which the Pope said "stands". Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The consequences for Hood went beyond his own baptism and other sacraments, including priestly ordination. Like in Arizona, botched baptisms roiled Michigan church 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z I parted company years ago from my conservative Presbyterian church over the issues of same-sex marriage and ordination. Opinion | Divisions Among U.S. Evangelicals 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z If a person’s baptism is deemed invalid, then subsequent rites such as confirmation and, in the case of priests, ordination are also not valid as sacraments. EXPLAINER: Why are thousands of baptisms deemed invalid? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Because the baptism was invalid, so was the 2017 priestly ordination of the Rev. Matthew Hood, who discovered the wrong words while watching a video of his childhood baptism, the archdiocese said. Baptisms by Arizona priest presumed invalid due to error 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z She believes there is an evolution happening, allowing more women to take up leadership roles, yet roles that are "disconnected from ordination." Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Like the German Martin Luther, Massingale is often at odds with official Catholic teaching — he supports the ordination of women and making celibacy optional for Catholic clergy. Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z The “Synodal Path,” which brings together Catholic bishops and lay representatives, approved at an assembly last week calls to allow blessings for same-sex couples, married priests and the ordination of women as deacons. Benedict woes come as German church reform pressure rises 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z He had to receive a valid baptism — and confirmation and ordination, since those hinged on a valid baptism. EXPLAINER: Why are thousands of baptisms deemed invalid? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z "The coronation service is a form of ordination, in a liturgical sense, and she lives that out without a grumble." Justin Welby: Queen set example at Philip's funeral 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The 'ordination' ceremony follows a similar liturgy to that which men becoming Catholic priests would experience - including the laying on of hands and prayer of consecration. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z His ordination in 1983 came in the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that disproportionately affected gay men and Black Americans. Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z She had a coronavirus test once, after attending a reception about a month ago for a friend’s ordination at a different church. Lack of Medicare coverage for at-home coronavirus tests sparks outcry 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z "The courageous dialogue called for by the synodal process must include open conversation about women's ordination," WOC said in a Tweet welcoming the inclusion of its material on the synod website. Vatican website gives space to group demanding female priesthood 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z "It is priestly - the language, the structure, it's very similar to an ordination of a priest or a bishop," he said. Justin Welby: Queen set example at Philip's funeral 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The movement for women's ordination wants an open debate on the ban, as they are confident to have the support of lay Catholics. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Catholic doctrine forbids the ordination of women as priests. Vatican includes group backing women’s ordination on website 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Catholic priests leave the church after the episcopal ordination of Bishop Stephen Chow in Hong Kong, China December 4, 2021. EXCLUSIVE: Chinese bishops, priests brief Hong Kong clerics on Xi's view of religion 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z He could also be critical of his own Anglican church particularly in the aftermath of the row over the ordination of gay bishops. Obituary: Desmond Tutu - South Africa's rebellious priest 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Only men are in the church’s lay priesthood — ordination is off limits to female members of the Salt Lake City-based church. Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Yet the movement for women's ordination has not yet taken off in Africa, the region with the fastest-growing Catholic population. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Francis has called for women to take on greater decision-making roles in the church but has strongly upheld the ban on their ordination. Vatican includes group backing women’s ordination on website 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z In the U.S., too, the Rabbinical Council of America or the Orthodox Union, the leading organizations for Orthodox Jews, oppose women’s ordination. More Orthodox Jewish women are ordained; change is uneven 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z And if they qualify, it will offer them types of ordination. Yeshivas are mostly places where Orthodox men study the Torah. A D.C. rabbi wants to change that. 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z She wants to see more women speak at the faith’s twice-annual General Conference gatherings and to fill male-dominated leadership roles that don’t require ordination. Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z While the fight for women's ordination to priesthood still looks as though it could be a long one, Tropeano thinks it is vital for the future of the Church. Excommunicated: The women fighting to be priests 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z They have blazed a path of progress in recent decades for Buddhist women — from education through advanced degrees and the creation of nunneries to seeking full ordination. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “It’s not just about ordination. It’s about placement,” said Handy. Women breaking through to top roles in Black churches 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He will give out various “smicha,” or ordinations, or certificates of completion, depending on the level of study, but the yeshiva is not meant to train rabbis. Yeshivas are mostly places where Orthodox men study the Torah. A D.C. rabbi wants to change that. 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In a conversation with O’Hara, who served as the pastor’s mentor on the show, Duke said he was worried he would lose his ordination. A pastor dressed in drag for an HBO show. The blowback led to him being relieved of duties. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Woo is not eager to debate women’s ordination. Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z “Full ordination for women has been very difficult,” Simmer-Brown said about some branches. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Records are less precise among the more decentralized Baptists, but women’s ordination was long the exception among them. Women breaking through to top roles in Black churches 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Bishop Stephen Chow spoke to the gathered after his ordination in the 19th-century Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Hong Kong’s new Catholic bishop hopes to foster healing 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Through her private practice, Forbes, who received her ordination as an interfaith minister from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York, also has provided spiritual counsel to those considering their reproductive options. Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z While joining the order, Haddad sometimes talked with another novice who resented the ban on women’s ordination and yearned to be a priest. Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Female ordination is not available in the Tibetan tradition nor in Cambodia, Laos or Myanmar. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Some Catholics hope it will lead to change on issues such as women's ordination, married priests and same-sex relationships. Pope Francis launches mass consultation on Church reform 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Following his ordination, in 2017, he served as a priest in a mountainous area of northern Italy. First Vatican sexual abuse trial absolves a former altar boy who served the pope 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The report encouraged French bishops to consider the ordination of married men and to give “a far greater presence of laypersons in general, and women in particular” in the church’s deciding bodies. Over 200,000 Minors Abused by Clergy in France Since 1950, Report Estimates 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Several bishops converted in 2010 over the Church of England's ordination of women. Married Anglican bishop joins Catholic Church 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z But dozens have traveled to Sri Lanka to receive full ordination. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z SIR, the conference’s news agency, noted that the toll nearly equaled the 299 new ordinations in Italy for all of 2021. COVID-19 takes toll on Catholic clergy in hard-hit countries 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Only after Martinelli’s ordination — in the wake of Italian media coverage — has the Vatican revisited the case. A teen was accused of abuse inside Vatican City. Powerful church figures helped him become a priest. Trumblay was released in time to attend Bush’s ordination in San Francisco in 1965, presenting the new priest with a ceremonial white robe he had made. Teachers, scholars, mentors: Eight priests died of COVID-19 in a Jesuit retirement home 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z His ordination ceremony was packed with longtime friends concerned about getting seats. The pandemic devastated an immigrant community. Its first Latino priest is spreading hope. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Dhammananda, the pioneering Thai nun, was a respected Buddhist scholar and television personality before her ordination. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He compared CRT to issues of women’s ordination and LGBT-endorsing churches. Secret recordings, leaked letters: Explosive secrets rocking the Southern Baptist Convention 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z They also prohibit the ordination of women, recording confessions and committing fraud. Vatican laws changed to toughen sexual abuse punishment 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Last year, with Italy in the first wave of the pandemic, the basilica ordination by the pope was skipped. Pope ordains 9 priests, saying: stay humble, compassionate 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z However, there have been a few other high-profile apostasy cases in recent years, including against Kate Kelly, who advocated for the ordination of women in the church and was excommunicated in 2014. Mormon sex therapist faces discipline and possible expulsion from the LDS Church 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z She took vows of celibacy and decided to live apart from her three sons, traveling to Sri Lanka for her novice ordination in 2001. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z A contributor to The Diary, a monthly newspaper published in Kirkwood with Amish reports on crops, births, deaths, weddings and ordinations across the United States, tallied the annual number of obituaries since 2015. 90 percent of Plain community households hit by COVID-19 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z After ordination he rose quickly in the provincial church, while secretly exploring chatrooms for the local gay community. In Pope’s homeland, ex-priest leaves church over gay unions 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z After his ordination in Rome, he returned to England and ministered to poor Irish migrants in the West Midlands. Ancestor of Britain's Prince William on path to Catholic sainthood 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Pope Francis, in an eagerly awaited document, declined to approve the ordination of married men to address a priest shortage in the Amazon. Today in History 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until the late ’80s and ’90s when the first Sri Lankan nuns in more than a millennium received their higher ordination. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Francis disappointed liberal supporters when he refused to allow the ordination of married men, and, in keeping with church teaching, he remains staunchly opposed to abortion. Perspective | Five myths about Catholics 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z He was two weeks away from ordination, his son said, when he decided he no longer wanted to be a priest. Joseph Scheidler, a major architect of the antiabortion movement, dies at 93 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The roles of reader and altar server were once steps on the path to priestly ordination, she said. Pope Formalizes Women’s Roles, but Priesthood Stays Out of Reach 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Russell, who is pursuing ordination with the Free Methodist Church, said he began lighting candles as part of his Advent practice when he returned home at night and has continued doing so. For hospital chaplains, being vaccinated first brings a mix of emotions 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z “It was some time in my ordination before I understood, ‘Oh, this ordination is not available to all women,’” Damcho said. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “And I am very pleased that Father Kerr has been fully exonerated. He has served the Church faithfully and well since his ordination in 1960.” Priest exonerated after abuse allegations by Ellensburg man 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z His ordination and installation is scheduled for Feb. 11. Pope names monsignor new bishop of Greensburg 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday that it had appointed a third bishop in China under the agreement with Chinese authorities, and that “a number of processes for new episcopal ordinations are ongoing.” Pope Calls Uighurs ‘Persecuted,’ Prompting Pushback From China 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Other ordinations were in progress, the note said, though the pandemic has slowed things down. Vatican Extends Deal With China Over Appointment of Bishops 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Martinelli later went on to become a priest and the prosecution says Radice did not block the ordination even though he knew about the abuse. Vatican court hears graphic description of sexual abuse 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z It would lead, eventually, to his ordination as a Buddhist monk. The 'selfish waster' who now runs a monastery 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Hood was able to remedy his situation and received priestly ordination earlier this month. Parishioner sacraments in limbo after invalid priest baptism 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z The men, whose original ordination in early June was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, will instead be ordained Saturday at St. Michael’s Cathedral. 5 to be ordained as Catholic priests in Springfield 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Rabbi Lamm made it a point to maintain warm relations with rabbis from the Conservative and Reform movements, even while more right-wing colleagues questioned the validity of their ordinations. Norman Lamm, 92, Dies; Rescued Yeshiva U. From Brink of Bankruptcy 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z It was early in 2015 when Dauses told friends he planned to send the chalice, tarnished from years of use, to a silversmith for repair in honor of the approaching 25th anniversary of his ordination. Priest regains chalice that went missing 5 years ago 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z About 2,000 people, including nuns in starched habits, squeezed into a church to celebrate the ordination of a bishop. ‘None of Us Have a Fear of Corona’: The Faithful at an Outbreak’s Center 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z In another large religious gathering, Catholics attended the ordination of a new bishop on Thursday in a remote town on Flores island. Around 10,000 Muslims, Christians gather for events in Indonesia during coronavirus outbreak 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z A Legion spokesman, the Rev. Aaron Smith, said the Legion has overhauled its training process for seminarians since Resendiz’s era, applying more scrutiny before ordination. Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Mostly, seminarians are focused on the tasks at hand: Immersing themselves in prayer and study, making it to ordination and living up to the vows they make. At a Catholic seminary, hope for church beyond scandals 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z In Ukraine, a man is allowed to marry before ordination, but not after. Pope Francis won’t allow married priests in the Amazon. But in this part of the world, married priests are the norm. 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Married priests are already allowed in Eastern Catholic Churches loyal to the pope, and Anglican priests who convert to Catholicism can remain married after ordination. Pope Francis Sets Aside Proposal on Married Priests 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Beloved Amazon, the papal missive, does not refer to a call from the Amazon bishops to allow the ordination of married men. Pope Francis decides against allowing married men to become priests 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Roman Catholic priests are required to abide by the rule of celibacy upon ordination. Is the life of a Catholic priest increasingly lonely? 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Perry was elected last June at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit and her ordination will be held Saturday in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn. First female, lesbian to lead Michigan Episcopal diocese 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z His return to Philadelphia is a homecoming of sorts, as he spent 23 years serving in Philadelphia parishes after ordination to the priesthood. Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Archbishop of Philadelphia 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z His ordination in 1972 gave him both regular access to boys — he ran a scout group — and status to win the trust of unsuspecting parents. French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z The synod’s final document called for the ordination of “viri probati” – married men of good standing – and for an increased role for women in the church. Pope Francis decides against allowing married men to become priests 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z His ordination in 1972 gave him both regular access to boys - he ran a scout group - and status to win the trust of unsuspecting parents. French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z At the end of the Vatican synod on the Amazon in October, Francis said he would publish his decision on the ordination of married men later this year. Former Pope Benedict warns against relaxing priestly celibacy rules 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z In the excerpts, Benedict invokes his own ordination and calls celibacy a sometimes “painful” but necessary step. Benedict defends priestly celibacy as Pope Francis considers changes 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Williams, who worked on earlier negotiations, is pursuing ordination in the United Church of Christ instead of the United Methodist Church. United Methodist Church is expected to split over gay marriage, fracturing the nation’s third-largest denomination 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Unlike Serrano, who felt a desire to be a minister at a young age, Bullock never dreamed of pursuing ordination, despite being active in the Episcopal Church all his life. Attorney clerics combine vocations to serve 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z He is marking his 50th priestly ordination anniversary just a few days before he turns 83, on Dec. 17. Pope honors spiritual father on 50th anniversary as a priest 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z That was the command from the ordination, to be ordained as an evangelist and continue his work in television and the media with families and children. Mister Rogers’ widow talks about her husband’s life of faith, love of routine and view on death 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z As the church debated last year whether to allow the ordination of married men in the Amazon, traditionalists warned about the destruction of the priesthood. Benedict defends priestly celibacy as Pope Francis considers changes 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z It is widely expected to push for married priests and the ordination of women, among other reforms. Global debate gets underway over married Catholic priests 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Over time, ordination was increasingly seen as marriage to the church, and St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians was often cited in support of celibacy. Catholic Bishops Back Ordination of Married Men as Priests in Amazon Region, a Milestone 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z For the first South American pontiff, the proposals for the ordination of married men are certain to bring fresh strains within the church. Roman Catholic bishops propose opening priesthood to married deacons in the Amazon region 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Instead, the decisions will be left to 185 men, who are discussing the possibility of women sharing pastoral responsibilities with priests or even the potential ordination of women deacons, a decision with broad theological implications. A Bigger Role for Women in the Catholic Church? 185 Men Will Decide 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “Our church and our Earth are in crisis – and empowering women in roles that they are already serving in their communities is a solution. We’re advocating for equality and that includes ordination.” ‘Save Catholic church' by lifting ban on female priests, activists say 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “The ordination of married men meets this need, so I’m in favor.” Global debate gets underway over married Catholic priests 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z We still need to struggle to make the ordination of women in Thailand a reality. BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Another proposal calls for bishops to identify new “official ministries” for women, though priestly ordination for them is off the table. Pope seeks ‘courageous’ debate over Amazon priest shortage 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Another proposal calls for the Catholic church to identify new “official ministries” for women, though organizers have made it clear that priestly ordination is off the table. Pope opens Amazon meeting amid fires, right-wing opposition 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z But in other villages along the Amazon River, some churchgoers support the ordination of community elders. Catholic bishops consider married priests, face opposition 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The Des Moines Register reports that more than 1,500 parishioners witnessed the ordination Friday at St. Francis of Assisi Church in West Des Moines, the diocese’s largest. Joensen ordained as Roman Catholic Des Moines Diocese bishop 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Isn’t women’s ordination supposed to be a panacea for clergy shortages? Opinion | Wasn’t women’s ordination supposed to solve this? 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Kriangkrai invited the media to his ordination ceremony, and said only a few words. The mystery of the stolen blue diamond 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z It details their ordination dates, assignment histories and status. Catholic Diocese names 15 priests accused of child sex abuse 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Completing my ordination as a minister took all of 15 minutes, and was free. What I Didn’t Do This Summer 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z In a prolonged battle, the church hierarchy sought to have the female priests’ ordinations thrown out as illegal under canon law. Alison Cheek, first female priest to administer sacraments in an Episcopal church, dies at 92 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But Bishop Shun's ordination may be a notable moment in the reconciliation between the two countries. First Chinese bishop ordained with Pope's approval 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z It was the first bishop ordination since the Vatican and Beijing signed an agreement Sept. 22 over bishop nominations. First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z His ordination and installation is scheduled for Sept. 27. Priest from Dubuque Archdiocese named Des Moines bishop 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Others were gifts Bransfield sent on holidays or to mark Burke’s ordination as a cardinal, he said. Warnings about West Virginia bishop went unheeded as he doled out cash gifts to Catholic leaders 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The women successfully argued that their ordinations were “irregular” but not illegal. Alison Cheek, first female priest to administer sacraments in an Episcopal church, dies at 92 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z He said the ordination was fast and easy, requiring only a few signatures, but the whole process took about two hours because the line was so long. Tennessee banned Internet ministers from performing weddings. So this online church sent four people on a mad dash across the state. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The Universal Life Church Monastery Storehouse, which offers online ordinations, is seeking to block the new law. New Tennessee laws include hand-held phone ban while driving 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Back then, Anglican traditionalists, who were opposed to the ordination of women, felt compelled to join the Catholic Church, which continues to maintain the priesthood as a solely male preserve. Vatican considers married priests for Amazon region 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z "It's fundamental that there is no certainty that there was an ordination with the same formula, with the same goal, as the male ordination," Francis said. Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “At our ordinations, when the time was set aside for objections,” Rev. Cheek told The Washington Post in 1976, one priest said, “ ‘These women can offer up nothing but the sight and smell of perversion.’ Alison Cheek, first female priest to administer sacraments in an Episcopal church, dies at 92 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But he said there was no agreement on whether these women underwent the same sacramental ordination as male deacons. Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z He also favoured the ordination of women and supported the idea that a guaranteed number of General Synod places should be reserved for black members. Former Archbishop of York dies aged 91 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z In a sense, this is nothing new for me: I’ve been fighting for my call to ordination my whole life. Perspective | We queer clergy begged our fellow Methodists to love us. They voted no. 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z He could sing the hymns of his childhood, be fully supported as a gay man, and finally become a candidate for ordination. ‘We Are Not Going Anywhere’: Progressive Methodists Vow to Fight Ban on Gay Clergy 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Bishop Creighton, who supported the ordination of women, took action after 18 priests signed a letter of complaint. Alison Cheek, first female priest to administer sacraments in an Episcopal church, dies at 92 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “It’s fundamental that there is no certainty that there was an ordination with the same formula, with the same goal, as the male ordination,” Francis said. Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z But this feat was possible only because ordination was a matter left to these regional divisions. Opinion | I’m a gay Methodist minister. The church just turned its back on me. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Ponder Williams, the married gay man pursuing ordination to the clergy, struggled to put the feeling into words. Reeling from contentious LGBT vote, some Methodists pledge to fight while others mull leaving 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But he was outed when he sought ordination, so he moved to Illinois, where bishops were more willing to receive queer candidates. ‘We Are Not Going Anywhere’: Progressive Methodists Vow to Fight Ban on Gay Clergy 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z In 2014, looking back on the 40th anniversary of her ordination, Rev. Cheek said that she “sort of risked everything” in her quest to become a priest. Alison Cheek, first female priest to administer sacraments in an Episcopal church, dies at 92 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Bishops and clergy who choose not to officiate at ordinations or same-sex weddings would be protected from being sanctioned. Why a Vote on Gay Clergy and Same-Sex Marriage Could Split the United Methodist Church 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z On the eve of the summit, the Vatican defrocked Mr. McCarrick, stripping him of his ministry and ordination. Pope Francis ends sex abuse summit without offering concrete protocols 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z A few years after the 2002 scandal, the Vatican banned gay men from seminaries and ordination. ‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’ Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z He will soon go to seminary to become a military chaplain, but has decided not to pursue Methodist ordination because he is openly gay. ‘We Are Not Going Anywhere’: Progressive Methodists Vow to Fight Ban on Gay Clergy 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But, in the eyes of the church, the mark of priestly ordination can never be removed. ‘What difference does it make to McCarrick?’ Critics question the value of defrocking. 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Francis has reaffirmed the ban on ordination for women but has commissioned a study on women deacons in the early church. Vatican ex-doctrine chief pens manifesto amid pope criticism 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Vosper gave up her robe and ordination stole, which she had lovingly stitched herself, using swaths from her life including part of her childhood living room curtains. A Canadian Preacher Who Doesn’t Believe in God 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z After his ordination in 1981, McCloskey returned to the United States and within a few years was installed as the Catholic chaplain at Princeton University. ‘Quite a shock’: The priest was a D.C. luminary. Then he had a disturbing fall from grace. 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Women in several faiths are still barred from ordination. Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Women in several faiths are still barred from ordination. Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Why maintain an ordination requirement that drives away candidates who also want a normal married life? Opinion | Why not allow priests to marry, and women to be priests? 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z But according to Jacobs' own ordination, the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, he was defrocked 15 years ago. Mike Pence scrambles to distance himself from defrocked “Jew for Jesus” rabbi 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z He sought ordination as a rabbi to improve his job prospects, he told The Chronicle, at a time when American synagogues were consolidating. Pittsburgh Synagogue’s Rabbi Speaks of Horror and Healing 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z But watching some synagogues close and others consolidate, he decided to broaden his resume and sought ordination. 'I'm going to die:' Survivors relive horrors at Tree of Life 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Third, in general, bishops need to slow down the rush to ordination and consider a minimum age for beginning seminary formation — perhaps 22, with the candidate having a college degree and some work experience. Perspective | Want to address priest sexual abuse? The Catholic Church needs to overhaul its seminaries. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z He supported the ordination of women and gays while assailing racism, corporate avarice and various U.S. military policies. Episcopal Church confronts past role in sexual exploitation 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z He supported the ordination of women and gays while assailing racism, corporate avarice and various U.S. military policies. Episcopal Church confronts past role in sexual exploitation 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z United Methodist ministers pledge in their ordination vows to stay faithful to their marriage. Women quest to remove father, a pedophile, from church wall 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z In the vows of ordination, deacons pledge obedience to their bishop. Catholic clergyman calls on Wuerl to resign, says he’ll refuse to participate in Mass with him 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The final year before priestly ordination would be dedicated to intensive fieldwork and pastoral ministry. Perspective | Want to address priest sexual abuse? The Catholic Church needs to overhaul its seminaries. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z He is due in Rome Sept. 27 to preside over an ordination ceremony. Sanctions, sex abuse and silence: A primer on the pope saga 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z He attended the ordinations of a priest and deacons. If Cardinal Was Under Pope’s Sanctions, Why Was He Allowed at Gala Events? 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z But the Rev. Amy Coles, assistant to Bishop Paul Leeland, told the newspaper recently that, in his letter surrendering his credentials, Hurley cited his “failure to keep my marriage covenant and my ordination vows.” Women quest to remove father, a pedophile, from church wall 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z McCarrick nonetheless still appeared in public as he wished, the person said, including attending an ordination ceremony in May in his cardinal’s garb. Former Vatican ambassador says Popes Francis, Benedict knew of sexual misconduct allegations against McCarrick for years 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z But how is the church well served by rushing men to ordination before they are ready? Perspective | Want to address priest sexual abuse? The Catholic Church needs to overhaul its seminaries. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z A poll published by the Sunday Independent found that 62% of the Irish public supported the ordination of women priests, and 55% said the Catholic church did not treat women equally. Eamon Martin: Ireland's Catholic priests need to spread the word at home 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z JoAnn Macbeth, 70, a lawyer who represented Episcopal Church officials during legal battles with local congregations over the ordination of female and gay priests, died Aug. 6 at her home in the District. Community deaths 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z The boys from the Wild Boars Thai youth soccer team pray during a ceremony marking the completion of their ordination as novice Buddhist monks, following their dramatic rescue from a flooded cave. AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The team’s ordination is also meant to honor Thailand’s king and the king’s mother, and to show gratitude to the boys’ parents and all the rescuers who helped them. Thai Boys Become Monks as Rescuer’s Widow Looks On 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Added to that, they must acquire qualities and pastoral skills before ordination. Perspective | Want to address priest sexual abuse? The Catholic Church needs to overhaul its seminaries. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z In the wake of the huge efforts to rescue them, the boys’ ordination is not unusual. Boys Freed From Thai Cave Enter Monkhood to Honor Fallen Rescuer 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Rogers returned to television after his ordination, and his program was such an early success for PBS that he was asked to testify before Congress when the network's funding was threatened with elimination. ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’: The documentary that shows how Mister Rogers made goodness desirable 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Key elements of his platform were banning ordination for women and re-establishing traditional gender roles, including the teaching that wives should submit to their husbands. Southern Baptist Leader Removed as Seminary President for Remarks on Women 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Before his denomination allowed the ordination of female priests in 1976, Bishop Eastman had a female seminarian working on his staff. A. Theodore Eastman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, dies at 89 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z He has refused to consider any possibility of women’s ordination to the priesthood, consigning us to second-class status, thus ensuring the status quo. Opinion | As Pope Francis Changes the Church 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Former Irish President Mary McAleese, an advocate for women’s ordination and gay rights, accused the church’s all-male leadership of refusing to change women’s second-class status. Int’l Women’s Day: Protests, a strike, a Russian’s apology 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z After his ordination in 1941, Peyton spent the next five decades cultivating the faithful through a regimen of rosary prayer, becoming a groundbreaking Catholic media pioneer along the way. Priest with Scranton ties a step closer to sainthood 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z For years, the Vatican didn’t recognize their ordinations, which were done in defiance of the pope and considered illicit, part of a long-running standoff between the Catholic Church and China’s officially atheist Communist Party. Pope Francis to Bow to China With Concession on Bishops 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The words were used by Pope Francis to describe the parishioners who are upset by Bishop Barros's ordination and were caught on camera while he was speaking to a pilgrim in Rome in October 2015. Pope must act on sex abuse, say Chileans 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The leader of a campaign for female ordination was excommunicated. The Mormon faith builds bridges while staying true to its idiosyncratic self 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The church changed its position on women’s ordination two years later. A woman who married God, a chess-playing priest and 10 more fascinating religious figures who died in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Dhaka Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, named Bangladesh’s first-ever cardinal by Francis last year, told the pope at the end of the Mass that Friday’s ordinations made the sacred ground even more meaningful. Pope Francis to greet Rohingya refugees at Bangladesh peace prayer 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Vargas, of Father Joe’s Villages, emerged from a rough South Bronx to spend a career at Citicorp and Copley Press before his ordination as a deacon a little more than a decade ago. Hepatitis A outbreak among homeless a byproduct of California’s housing crunch 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z But instead of entering the tournament, Mr. Lombardy, by then enrolled at St. Joseph’s Seminary, decided to pursue ordination. William Lombardy, Chess Grandmaster Turned Priest, Dies at 79 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z In Eastern Rite churches where priests are allowed to marry, though only before ordination, the “offending rate is low, probably negligible,” the report said. Australian Catholic Church Falls Short on Safeguards for Children, Study Finds 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Her 1974 ordination was, in the legal language of the church at the time, “irregular.” A woman who married God, a chess-playing priest and 10 more fascinating religious figures who died in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Church officials in Arlington and Reno — the two dioceses where he has worked since his ordination in 1988 — declined to speak at any length about him. Priest who left KKK is testing parishioners’ ideas about redemption 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z The Archdiocese of Cardiff said Tuesday that seven Roman Catholic seminarians went to the City Arms in Cardiff, Wales, last week to celebrate the ordination of one of the group. Priests mistaken for bachelor party turned away by UK pub 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The ordination took place at St. Margaret Mary parish in Milwaukee, making him one of just a handful of men in the state to be accepted into the church as a converted, married clergyman. Catholic priest in Wisconsin is married with 8 children 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z He retired officially from football in 2009 and began his journey to ordination, entering the Diocesan Seminary of Saint Malachy's Belfast. Former Manchester United footballer ordained a priest - BBC News 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z The House of Bishops, in an emergency meeting at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, declared the ordination invalid. A woman who married God, a chess-playing priest and 10 more fascinating religious figures who died in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z At his ordination service, Altonji said he felt a little overwhelmed. Vanderbilt computer science major ordained a Catholic priest 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z This year, three priests are retiring and no ordinations are scheduled, he said. Program seeks interest in priesthood in middle school kids 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z He began the process of ordination soon after returning home from law school in the late 1970s. Lewis Anthony, pastor who bridged D.C.’s religious and political communities, dies at 65 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Before retiring from teaching in 2005, he began studying for his ordination as a Methodist minister. Preaching the Gospel, Jazz Riffs and All 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Sullins, who has served as associate pastor at the same church since his ordination, has seen four senior pastors rotate through his parish. Married Catholic priests? There are perhaps 120 in the U.S. already. Here's how 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Eastern Catholic Churches allow the ordination of married men as priests, and in 2009, Pope Benedict XVI created the Anglo-Catholic Ordinariate to bring Anglican priests, even if married, into the Catholic Church. Pope Francis signals openness to having married men serve as priests 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Zufelt said anticipated ordinations in the next two years will not be enough to offset the expected retirements. Program seeks interest in priesthood in middle school kids 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z More than 20 years after the first female ordinations, senior figures in the Church now face another struggle to reconcile those who believe women cannot be priests and those who think traditionalists are unacceptably sexist. Church of England at war after Bishop Philip North's U-turn - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Many in the church believe, given the lack of priests in many places, that a new path to ordination should be opened. Pope Francis: married men could be ordained to ease priest shortages 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Eastern Catholic Churches have allowed the ordination of married men as priests for centuries. Married Catholic priests? There are perhaps 120 in the U.S. already. Here's how 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The Holy Eucharist with the ordination and consecration of Carl Walter Wright as bishop suffragan for the armed forces and federal ministries. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z In 2018, four priests are eligible to retire, while one ordination is scheduled. Program seeks interest in priesthood in middle school kids 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z In the CofE the argument over women's ordination went on for decades. Does Catholic praise for Mary Magdalene show progress towards women priests? - BBC News 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Just last week, the Vatican said it was saddened that the ordination of two new Chinese bishops was marred by the presence of a bishop ordained without the pope’s consent. China: Open to Vatican talks but Catholics must be patriots 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z He said he had become bishop without the mandate of either the Chinese authorities or the Vatican, and he has so far refused to clarify the circumstances of his ordination, even to the Vatican. 'Underground' Catholics pose challenge for Pope's hopes of better relations with China 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Since his ordination, he has been a minister in London parishes. Church of England appoints first black bishop in 20 years 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In 2019, seven priests are eligible to retire, and one ordination is scheduled. Program seeks interest in priesthood in middle school kids 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Arguments against women's ordination in the Church of England were ultimately unsuccessful. Does Catholic praise for Mary Magdalene show progress towards women priests? - BBC News 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Hundreds were inside Reigners Bible Church International in the city of Uyo on Saturday for the episcopal ordination of founder Akan Weeks when the metal girders fell and the corrugated iron roof caved in. Climbing death toll of Nigerian church collapse reaches 160 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z In the days leading to his official ordination on Jan. 17, he asked for one favor: “Please pray for me.” Timothy Freyer named auxiliary bishop of Orange County, the nation's 10th largest Catholic diocese 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Advocates for the ordination of women saw a glimmer of hope in Francis’s decision earlier this year to create a commission to study the role of female deacons in the church. Pope Francis says the Catholic Church will probably never have female priests 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z According to reporters who were on the plane, Francis responded, “On the ordination of women in the Catholic Church, the last word is clear.” Pope Francis Says Ban on Female Priests Is Likely to Endure 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Is she, as the Anglican Rev Giles Fraser claims some see her, "the standard bearer for women's developing role in the Catholic church, and even... for women's ordination"? Does Catholic praise for Mary Magdalene show progress towards women priests? - BBC News 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z But Francis’s praise of women will do little to comfort feminist Catholics who want women to have a broader role in the church, including ordination. Pope Francis says women will never be Roman Catholic priests 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Such an agreement would mean the end of Vatican approval for ordinations of underground bishops, meaning that all new leaders of the Catholic hierarchy in China would be men acceptable to Beijing. Vatican, China Mull Deal on Selection of Bishops After Decades of Division 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z A person with ties to the leadership in Beijing confirmed that these ordinations would go ahead. Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z This past Nov. 15, though still in the ordination process, they called their first followers, eight community members, to a prayer and Bible study in their living room at 78 Springside Ave., in Pittsfield. New ministry finds heart in Massachusetts 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z He studied at Lincoln Theological College before his ordination by the Bishop of Birmingham, and served for a brief period as a curate in Birmingham Cathedral. Bishop David Jenkins obituary: A controversial cleric - BBC News 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Daniels said they have known Foster and Novak for several years, adding that he obtained an online ordination just for the occasion as a minister of the Universal Life Church. Couple to marry in foyer of Lincoln Home historic site 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Beijing has insisted that Pope Francis recognize these eight bishops—three of whom have been formally excommunicated by the Vatican—as a precondition for the agreement on future episcopal ordinations. Vatican, China Mull Deal on Selection of Bishops After Decades of Division 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z A deal on the ordination of bishops would help to unite these two communities, say Catholic Church and Vatican sources. Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The ordinary means of entering the clerical state is by ordination to the diaconate. Pope Francis Appoints Panel to Study Women Deacons: Q&A With a Member 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The dinner reception celebrating my ordination as a priest 27 years ago brought together friends and family, some of whom I had not seen for a long time. The Catholic Paths of Pence and Kaine 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The pope emeritus, as he is referred to, looked frail but spoke without notes at a Vatican ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. In Rare Appearance, Pope Benedict Joins Pope Francis at Vatican Ceremony 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Organizers said 257 young rabbis received their ordination from a panel that included Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, a former chief rabbi of Israel. Dozens of rabbis ordained in large ceremony at NJ college 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Now, the Vatican is anxious to conclude a deal on the ordination of bishops to head off another showdown with Beijing and to forestall a schism among China’s Catholics, the Church sources say. Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The delegates will handle business including the ordination of new ministers and the assignment of ministers to new churches. North Georgia United Methodists to meet this week in Athens 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Just over half of the delegates to the General Conference are from the United States, where churchgoers’ attitudes about gay marriage and ordination are rapidly becoming more favorable. Americans are more polarized than ever. We United Methodists don’t want to be. 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z One leading United Methodist activist is a woman married to another woman who was denied ordination. A Methodist Culture-War Showdown 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z As recently as September, he told reporters on a flight back to Rome after his historic visit to the United that the ordination of women “cannot be done.” Pope Francis calls for study on ‘reinstating’ female deacons 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Despite the progress toward an agreement on the ordination of new bishops, the Vatican and China are still at loggerheads over a range of other issues. Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The lawsuit claims that Barker has retained his ordination and has used the credentials to officiate weddings, including a ceremony at the U.S. Atheist group to sue House chaplain 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z After ordination, he worked in the Bronx but left in 1973, complaining of unscrupulous pastors who objected to his playing chess. An End to a Chess Grandmaster’s Eviction Battle Could Be Near 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Francis has ruled out women’s ordination, and on occasion has sounded tone deaf in speaking about women. Pope on JPII letters: ‘Healthy, holy’ female friendships OK 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Francis has ruled out women's ordination, and on occasion has sounded tone deaf in speaking about women. Pope Francis says even popes need women and can sustain 'healthy, holy' friendships with them 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Ma, the auxiliary bishop of Shanghai, was placed under house arrest in 2012 when he announced at his ordination as a bishop that he could no longer remain in the state-backed Catholic Patriotic Association. Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z It will be, in short, a far cry from the parochial church Mr. Romas joined in 1972, more than a decade before his ordination, when the first trade center was under construction. The Rev. John Romas, Leader of Greek Church at Ground Zero, Dies at 86 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z In the late 1960s, she became president of Episcopal Church Women, a diocesan organization that advocated the ordination of women in the Episcopal priesthood. Washington-area obituaries of note 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z “This was true over issues like remarriage and the ordination of women, and it’s true of same-sex marriage.” Resurrection? 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Tenn., where she is on track for ordination in the Nazarene Church. Centreville woman to aid refugees 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z A deal on the ordination of bishops would be a major leap forward in efforts to bridge a decades-old rift between the Chinese Communist Party and the Vatican. Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z He said he wants to devote more time to studying for ordination as a Roman Catholic deacon and to work on health care reform. Anchorage lawmaker Hawker not seeking re-election 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The middle scene depicts the ordination of Ignatius, with Jesus looking on from the heavens above. Race is on to save falling frescoes at St. Ignatius Mission 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z God then guided Dayton through seminary - Trinity Episcopal Seminary in Ambridge, from which he graduated with a master’s of divinity in 1989 - and on to ordination as an Episcopal priest in 1991. Singing brings harmony to career as veteran and priest 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Lorie Winder Stromberg, a Mormon who advocates for women’s ordination, said “this is the first time” she recalls Mormons from across the entire ideological spectrum all disagreeing with a church policy. Mormon church: Policy on same-sex families protects ‘harmony’ 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z His résumé both before and since his ordination is diverse and distinguished. For politico-turned-pastor, it’s all about the children 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Before ordination, he ran a website, also called Amvona, selling discount photography equipment manufactured in China. Hedge-Fund Priest: Thou Shalt Make Money 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z His odds are improved by general popularity, a friendly demeanour and apparent flexibility on the interpretation of some Catholic dogma, such as the ban on the ordination of married priests. From Pope Francis to Angela Merkel: the top contenders for the 2015 Nobel peace prize 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z During his last term at university he decided not to seek ordination at that time. Bishop Peter Ball 'blackmailed' teenager over becoming priest - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to New York in 2008 led to a jump in ordinations that is only now being felt, Mr. Zwilling, the archdiocese’s communications director, said. U.S. Church, in Pope Francis’ Afterglow, Sees Chance to Win Back Faithful 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Our pastor really struggled with ordination for women when it was first approved. Dissatisfied liberal Mormons find refuge in the Community of Christ 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z She sees no room for exceptions to the church's teachings and its opposition to gay marriage, abortion, ordination of women as priests. Pope Francis through a U.S. Catholic prism 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z The Pope is still clearly against women’s reproductive rights, and as yet no friend to their ordination. The Pope and the Labels of Liberalism 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Women, in contrast, typically have been forbidden from ordination and the pulpit under long-debated biblical passages calling for them to remain “silent in the churches.” Why the modern civil rights movement keeps religious leaders at arm’s length 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z For some people, there might be an expectation that there might be a lot of institutional change on things like gay marriage or ordination of women.” A Humble Pope, Challenging the World 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Women’s ordination isn’t the only issue driving some Mormons to question their faith. Dissatisfied liberal Mormons find refuge in the Community of Christ 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Like his model St. Francis, Bergoglio was a man of the world before his ordination at age 32, having first held jobs as a lab technician and a discotheque bouncer. Argentina remembers the future Pope Francis as a man of the people 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Verdaris said the ordination was a historic event for the parish. Man formally ordained as Orthodox deacon 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Under a program announced Tuesday, students will be able to prepare for ordination and receive a ministry degree in six years instead of seven. Kansas Wesleyan, seminary announce joint ministry program 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z And even though his family was deeply Catholic, his mother, Regina, opposed her oldest child entering the priesthood, relenting years later after his Jesuit ordination, when she knelt and asked for his blessing. A Humble Pope, Challenging the World 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z He later moved to Chicago, where he completed his divinity degree at the Chicago Theological Seminary and received ordination. George Houser, Freedom Rides Pioneer, Dies at 99 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Despite the ordination and recent expressions of friendship by Pope Francis, relations between the church and China remain rocky. China ordains 1st Catholic bishop since 2012 in potential sign of improving ties with Vatican 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Verdaris said the church allows for married and unmarried clergy, but the marital status must be established prior to ordination into the diaconate. Man formally ordained as Orthodox deacon 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z It was not until 1994, more than two decades after her own ordination, that, after bitter wrangling, the Church of England finally admitted women to the priesthood. Been and Gone: The British film actress who missed out on fame - BBC News 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z They eschew a form of clericalism in which ordination bestows every human gift possible; yet, they love priests, seeing them as signs of an alternative way of happiness in the world, of radical self-gift. The Gift of the Millennial Catholic to the Church 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Gallup hypothesizes that this is partially due to frustrations over the pope’s refusal to embrace the ordination of female priests. Poll: Americans lose faith in Pope Francis 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z After his ordination in 1945, he became associate director of the Xavier Institute of Labor Relations on West 16th Street, whose classes on labor organizing were aimed at inoculating union workers against gangsterism and communism. The Real Rough-Talking Priest Behind ‘On the Waterfront’ 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z During the ordination prayers, I was so present in that moment, hearing the prayers, and feeling the power of the Holy Spirit. Man formally ordained as Orthodox deacon 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z She received rabbinic ordination from one of her instructors and learned to be a scribe from a variety of teachers, she said. Woman writes Torah scroll for Jewish congregation in Madison 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z After seminary study and ordination as a nondenominational Protestant, Mr. Chavez began volunteering at his brother-in-law’s church, which was right across the street from Belmont Park. A Guiding Hand for Those in the Backstretch 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The assembly, which opens on Saturday, will vote to adopt as church law the ordination of ministers in same-sex civil partnerships. Church of Scotland to hold final vote on gay ministers - BBC News 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Joseph Diocese, will preside over the ordinations of seven deacons next month due to a scheduling conflict for his temporary replacement. Resigned Bishop Finn to preside over ordinations in May 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z As the history of the parish is written it will always remember its first ordination of a native son.” Man formally ordained as Orthodox deacon 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith also criticized the group for “protesting the Holy See's actions regarding the question of women's ordination and of a correct pastoral approach to ministry to homosexual persons.” Was end of standoff with Vatican a win for U.S. nuns? More of a draw 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z In Shreveport, Kelly Berne, associate pastor at Christ United Methodist Church, is working toward ordination and is up for commissioning in June. Women finding their place as church leaders 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Take the example of the ban on women’s ordination, which the pope has reiterated. The pope who is unsettling the church in order to set it aright 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Smith said ordinations are scheduled months in advance and must be performed by a bishop. Resigned Bishop Finn to preside over ordinations in May 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Only 15 of the country’s 35 bishops attended the ordination, and many priests from the diocese also shunned the ceremony at the cathedral of San Mateo in the city of Osorno. World digest: March 21, 2015 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z In response, the pope forbade discussing the ordination of women. Was end of standoff with Vatican a win for U.S. nuns? More of a draw 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Supporters of Bishop Barros also attended the ordination and said he was a good man, misunderstood by many. Hundreds protest over Chile bishop 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The Lexington diocese said the ordination and installation date for 48-year-old Stowe will be announced at a later time. News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EDT 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Naumann said he will perform a June ordination of two priests in Missouri. Resigned Bishop Finn to preside over ordinations in May 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z He said he had refused to back down from his support of same-sex marriage and the ordination of women, or stop expressing misgivings about key tenets of the religion on his “Mormon Stories” podcast. Mormon Church excommunicates popular podcaster 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Dehlin has previously said the church found fault with his positions on same-sex marriage, the ordination of women and for doubting key elements of orthodox Mormon theology. Prominent Mormon activist excommunicated for apostasy: report 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Protesters outside and inside the cathedral attempted to stop the ordination going ahead. Hundreds protest over Chile bishop 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z However, Dehlin has said the church has found fault with his positions on same-sex marriage, the ordination of women, and for doubting key elements of orthodox Mormon theology. Utah Mormon activist to learn fate in coming days: Salt Lake Tribune 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z “I do echo most everyone when I say we are very excited for Bishop Finn to perform the ordination,” said Deacon Joshua Barlett, who will be ordained by Finn. Resigned Bishop Finn to preside over ordinations in May 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z A popular Mormon podcaster who supports gay rights and the ordination of women was excommunicated by the church this week. Mormon Church excommunicates popular podcaster 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Female ordination is difficult for the Roman Catholic Church because it challenges the institution's understanding of itself as the interpreter of God's will. How will Pope Francis change the Church? 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z He has previously been forced to turn down an appointment as bishop because his new flock did not accept his views on the ordination of women. New Bishop of Burnley consecrated 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z One of the first crucial steps towards appointing female bishops came in 1975 when the general synod voted that there was "no fundamental objection" to the ordination of women to the priesthood. First female bishop to be consecrated 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The Mormon Church is moving to punish a prominent progressive podcaster who supports gay rights and the ordination of women, he said Thursday. Mormon Church moves to excommunicate podcaster John Dehlin 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Mormon leaders have moved to excommunicate the prominent founder of an online forum for questioning Mormons, charging him with apostasy for publicly supporting same-sex marriage and the ordination of women, and for challenging church teaching. Mormon Church Threatens Critic With Excommunication 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z It is clear that his ordination and his Nobel were premature, based on hot air and no accomplishments. 2016 Hopefuls Skirt Leaders of the G.O.P. 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z "I have decided to delegate part of my function at his ordination to other bishops who share his theological conviction regarding the ordination of women," he said. New Bishop of Burnley consecrated 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z May, to honor the 50th anniversary of his and a former faculty member’s ordination, the school closed for the day. Bronx School Ousts Priest After Admissions of Abuse 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z She plans to do so anyway, with the ordination performed by Bishop Bridget Mary Meehan, who travels the country ordaining women priests and deacons - 25 of them in 2014. Woman in KC plans to defy church, become a priest 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z As a bishop’s selection advisor since 2003, she has spent the last ten years making recommendations to the church about candidates offering themselves for ordination. Meet the Church of England's First Ever Female Bishop 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z One of the first items on Welby’s agenda was the ordination of female bishops. Thank God for Female Bishops 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z But Pope Francis is likely to disappoint both those seeking women’s ordination and those seeking to block women from serving in senior positions in the Vatican. Five myths about Pope Francis But the latest step on the path towards the ordination of female bishops will not be universally welcomed. Church to approve women bishops 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z The church in turn will not accept her ordination, scheduled for Jan. 3. Woman in KC plans to defy church, become a priest 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Mormon feminist who was excommunicated after advocating for the ordination of women said on Friday her appeal against the ejection from her faith was denied by church leaders. U.S. Mormon feminist says appeal against excommunication denied 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z While ruling out women’s ordination, he has been quietly insisting on the appointment of more women to positions of influence in the Vatican. Sex, marriage and the Catholic church 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z But on women’s ordination, he has said his predecessors have spoken and “that door is closed” — while also indicating that the bishops are not willing to reexamine the issue. Five myths about Pope Francis The benedictions come in various styles and sizes to suit a variety of occasions, including priesthood ordinations or the decision to enter religious life. A Papal Decision Leaves Some Feeling Less Than Charitable 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Joseph said in a statement that since Walker’s ordination “does not involve the participation of any validly ordained Catholic clergy, the diocese does not see a reason to comment any further.” Woman in KC plans to defy church, become a priest 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z What got missed is that if you want to level the playing field between religions, you might want to also consider how common or challenging ordination is. Seventh Circuit Oral Arguments On Parsonage A Shipwreck For Freedom From Religion Foundation? 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Indeed, in his year and a half in the papacy, Francis has reaffirmed the church’s stances against same-sex marriage, abortion and female ordination. Under Pope Francis, Vatican Criticisms of American Nuns Keep Coming 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z On her finger, she wore a diamond-encrusted ring in the shape of a cross, which she said commemorated her ordination as a pastor. Rev. Joyce Scott: Activist draws questions in D.C.’s Ward 8 subsidized housing complex The founder of the effort for women’s ordination in the Mormon church is appealing her excommunication. Higher Ground: ‘Christian’ Grey 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The church approved the ordination of female priests 22 years ago, but they were barred from becoming bishops because of opposition from male clergy. Church of England votes in favor of ordaining female bishops After the result, he said in a statement that he was delighted and described the move as “the completion of what was begun over 20 years ago with the ordination of women as priests.” Church of England Votes to Allow Women as Bishops 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z But some have gotten involved in more controversial issues like gay rights, abortion and the ordination of women as priests. Under Pope Francis, Vatican Criticisms of American Nuns Keep Coming 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Last week, church leaders in Virginia excommunicated Kelly, who founded a group calling for gender equality and women's ordination in the church. Mormon activist awaits fates after meeting regional leader 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z A prominent Mormon feminist, who was excommunicated by the Utah-based church this week after pushing for the ordination of women, said on Wednesday she plans to appeal the decision. Feminist Kelly to appeal excommunication from Mormon church 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Last year, Kelly helped found Ordain Women, a group that seeks gender equality and women's ordination to the priesthood. Feminism and Mormon doctrine collide and lead to rare excommunication 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The General Synod voted to ordain women to the priesthood in 1992, and ordinations began two years later. Church of England Votes to Allow Women as Bishops 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z A human rights attorney who founded a group advocating for the ordination of women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was excommunicated Monday by an all-male panel in Northern Virginia. Founder of Mormon women’s movement excommunicated by all-male church panel Ordain Women, however, argue that the religion's tenets "support gender equality, including the ordination of women". Mormons oust 'women priest' backer 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z In 2013 Kelly founded a group called Ordain Women which has pressed for gender equality and urged Mormon leaders to seek spiritual direction from God on the issue of ordination. Feminist Kelly to appeal excommunication from Mormon church 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The Mormon church has excommunicated an activist on charges of apostasy in response to her advocacy for women’s ordination within the church. Mormon church excommunicates Kate Kelly over women's advocacy work 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z But it has acknowledged that the local leaders received guidance from more senior church authorities in training sessions where they have discussed concerns about members who are promoting women’s ordination and gay rights. Mormon Church Excommunicates ‘Ordain Women’ Founder 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Patterson said he is not a “direct supporter” of women’s ordination but is concerned about the stifling of conversation. Founder of Mormon women’s movement excommunicated by all-male church panel Prominent Mormon activist Kate Kelly was excommunicated by her church on Monday after advocating for women’s ordination, something leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said amounted to apostasy. Mormon church excommunicates prominent U.S. activist Kate Kelly 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “Many are coming out to publicly support’’ the ordination of women. LDS disciplinary council in Virginia considers case of women’s activist An advocate of Mormon women's equality for some 30 years, Hansen said she believes the church will change course on this issue, as it did with the ordination of black men in 1978. Mormon feminist awaits outcome of disciplinary hearing 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The Episcopal Church, an independent U.S.-based institution affiliated with global Anglicanism, voted in 2012 to allow the ordination of transgender people and also approved same-sex marriage blessings. Transgender priest preaches at Washington's National Cathedral 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Flake and regular Mormons agreed that the excommunication would likely chill public conversations around the topic of women’s ordination in Mormonism, a faith group that many Americans still associate with the word “cult.” Founder of Mormon women’s movement excommunicated by all-male church panel She was very active in the church but supports the ordination of women and same-sex marriage, which church doctrine prohibits. Mormons Say Critical Online Comments Draw Threats From Church 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z She is a lifelong Mormon and former resident of Northern Virginia who founded a group that seeks the ordination of women — contrary to church doctrine. LDS disciplinary council in Virginia considers case of women’s activist An ordination ceremony for Conyers is scheduled for June 28 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling. Married man will become Catholic priest 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z And with their ordination on Saturday, they have begun careers as Roman Catholic priests, two of 477 men in the United States expected to be ordained this year. In Two Michigan Villages, a Higher Calling Is Often Heard 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z In early 2013 I felt inspired to create a movement seeking equality for and ordination to the priesthood for Mormon women. I may be excommunicated from my church for asking for equal rights 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z A pair of Mormon activists who have pushed for greater acceptance of gay church members and the ordination of women are facing disciplinary action and possible excommunication by their faith leaders. Two prominent Mormon activists threatened with excommunication 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The Methodist Church assigned Frank Schaefer after his 1996 ordination to churches in Lebanon County, a conservative, rural part of eastern Pennsylvania known for its traditional Pennsylvania Dutch culture. He was defrocked for his views on gay equality. But what was a father of three gay children to do? The ordination was originally set for First Congregational Church but was moved due to concerns about harassment. Women’s priesthood group ordains woman in Michigan 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z “If this invalid ‘ordination’ takes place then the woman attempting ordination incurs an automatic excommunication,” Bradley said. Women’s priesthood group plans Michigan ordination 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Bishop Paul Bradley says the ordination is invalid and will bring the woman attempting it “automatic excommunication.” Women’s priesthood group plans Michigan ordination 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The Church of Scotland will also discuss the ordination of gay ministers at its annual gathering. Kirk to debate independence 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Later in the week there will be further discussion over the ordination of gay ministers, and what is likely to be a high-profile debate on Scottish independence. Church's General Assembly begins 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Gene Robinson's ordination as a bishop of the New Hampshire diocese in 2003 divided the global Anglican communion. Gay bishop Gene Robinson to divorce 2014-05-04T18:02:46Z “Any Catholic attending or participating in this, or any invalid and illicit attempt at the sacrament of ordination, places themselves outside of full communion with the Catholic Church.” Women’s priesthood group plans Michigan ordination 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Dioceses which do not recognise the ordination of women include the country's biggest city, Sydney. Celebrating Easter in Spring 2014-04-17T23:06:00Z The UN Office for the Co- ordination of Humanitarian Affairs listed emergency shelter, food and protection of vulnerable people as top priorities. In pictures: Solomon Islands floods 2014-04-07T05:55:40Z He received ordination as a minister and read deeply about a variety of religions, yet never worked in the field. On Religion: A Resolution at Last for a Father’s Unsettling Legacy 2014-04-05T00:38:23Z Nevertheless, at ordination clergy undertake to 'accept and minister the discipline of this Church, and respect authority duly exercised within it'. C of E 'in same-sex marriage muddle' 2014-03-27T01:09:17Z His mother, Margaret Holmes, a theologian and feminist, was an early advocate of the ordination of women. Tony Benn, Leftist Icon in Britain, Dies at 88 2014-03-14T08:01:06Z The document, titled “All Are Alike Unto God,” asks the men who run the church to consider women’s ordination, which officials in Salt Lake City say is out of the question. From Mormon Women, a Flood of Requests and Questions on Their Role in the Church 2014-03-06T15:58:56Z Church reformers seeking such changes as women’s ordination are rewriting their materials to remove words such as “hypocrisy” and “outrage” that won’t work in an era of pope love. Pope Francis is making more Catholics excited about faith, but actions slow to follow 2014-03-07T05:01:00Z The Ugandan Church, along with others in Africa, has broken its ties with Anglicans in North America over the issue of gay ordinations and same-sex blessings. Ugandan rebuke for UK archbishops 2014-01-31T23:07:33Z “It’s like three years from ordination to being a pastor.” Beliefs: Helping Catholics by Teaching Priests How to Be the Boss 2014-01-17T18:26:01Z But in recent years, that tacit deal started to unravel and Beijing has pushed ahead with the ordination of a number of bishops that do not enjoy the support of Rome. 'Political lessons' for China bishop 2013-12-24T09:01:48Z Next month, when advocates of female ordination hold their latest protest, asking for admittance to male-only meetings at the church’s semiannual General Conference, Ms. Money will join them, with Rosie in her arms. From Mormon Women, a Flood of Requests and Questions on Their Role in the Church 2014-03-06T15:58:56Z His trial in November highlighted the increasingly loud objections within the nation’s third-largest Christian denomination to its opposition to same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay people. Defrocked, Pastor Gets Job Offer From Bishop 2013-12-24T01:31:58Z Similarly, Francis is aware of the liberal clamor in the affluent West for the ordination of women. Pope Francis, The People's Pope 2013-12-11T13:05:19Z What was perhaps more unusual about Laurence Carroll's ordination as a monk, was that he was an atheist. Dhammaloka: The Irish Buddhist monk 2013-12-06T09:30:09Z Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin - a man who up until his ordination speech was one of the those bishops acceptable to both sides - is now a symbol of the continuing divide. 'Political lessons' for China bishop 2013-12-24T09:01:48Z However, the document reiterates the Church's opposition to the ordination of female priests, saying this is "not a question open to discussion". Pope calls for radical Church reform 2013-11-26T12:41:44Z On the plane back from World Youth Day in July, Pope Francis said that the “door is closed” on the issue of women’s ordination to the priesthood. Viewpoint: What The Pope Thinks About Women 2013-09-24T11:05:22Z But that does not involve ordination as priests. Pope Francis, The People's Pope 2013-12-11T13:05:19Z A vote on ordination in Wales was lost in 2008 by just three votes. 'Disunity' over women bishops vote 2013-09-12T13:57:25Z It’s true that Francis dismissed the possibility of women’s ordination to the priesthood, calling it a “closed door.” What Catholic Women Want 2013-08-22T20:43:07Z “But with regards to the ordination of women, the Church has spoken and says 'no'.” The First Gay Pope? 2013-07-29T18:37:00Z But with regards to the ordination of women, the Church has spoken and says 'no'. Pope says gays must not be judged or marginalized 2013-07-29T15:10:31Z But the real significance of these new horizons will likely come in countries where the stakes for women are far higher than just the question of ordination. Pope Francis, The People's Pope 2013-12-11T13:05:19Z “On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no,” he said. 'Who Am I to Judge?' Pope Reveals He's Open to Gay Priests 2013-07-29T16:05:34Z On a recent day, an elderly woman in a wheelchair spent two hours looking for ordination supplies that she believed suited her grandson. Megastore for Thai Monks Brings One-Stop Retail to Buddhism 2013-07-23T02:36:25Z Relations between the Catholic and Anglican churches have been strained for years, especially over Anglican ordination of women as priests, and the meeting at the Vatican was billed as an opportunity to reduce tensions. Pope Francis and new Anglican leader meet, note differences 2013-06-14T13:43:31Z The new plan would allow conservative bishops to continue in office while opposing women's ordination, but said "there should no longer be any dioceses where none of the serving bishops ordains women as priests." Church of England unveils plan for women bishops in 2015 2013-05-24T17:57:01Z In a statement last week, Louisville Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz called the planned ceremony by the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests a "simulated ordination" in opposition to Catholic teaching. Kentucky woman ordained as priest in defiance of Roman Catholic Church 2013-04-28T01:00:24Z Hundreds of people attend the annual festival, which marks the ordination of boys as novice monks. Photos of the Day: April 5 2013-04-05T19:41:00Z Before his ordination as bishop, Jorge Bergoglio wasn’t simply a Jesuit who took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, he was also a Jesuit leader. Viewpoint: What It Means to Have A Jesuit Pope 2013-03-15T11:00:27Z He is against gay marriage but favors female ordination, and is stuck in the crossfire between liberal and conservative clerics. Pope Francis and new Anglican leader meet, note differences 2013-06-14T13:43:31Z After ordination, the Jesuits dedicated itself to the service of the Pope and were officially recognized by Pope Paul III in 1540. Jesuits Had Past Struggles With Popes 2013-03-14T02:16:04Z Bishop William Morris of Australia was removed by Pope Benedict in 2011 for, among other reasons, publicly expressing openness to the ordination of women and married men. A Prayer for My Church 2013-03-11T05:00:00Z Hundreds of people attend the annual festival, which marks the ordination of boys as novice monks. Photos of the Day: April 5 2013-04-05T19:41:00Z After his priestly ordination, he served as the Jesuit novice director in Argentina, a critical position often referred to by Jesuits as “the most important job” in the order. Viewpoint: What It Means to Have A Jesuit Pope 2013-03-15T11:00:27Z The priests’ complaints supposedly date back to the 1980s, when O’Brien was effectively shepherding the young seminarians towards ordination and the clerical life. UK’s Top Cardinal Resigns—Who’s Next? 2013-02-25T19:56:00Z They also accused the sisters of staying silent on a number of the church’s teachings on sensitive topics like euthanasia, women’s ordination and same-sex marriage. Hope For A Nun-Friendly New Pope 2013-02-13T17:04:00Z This month, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote to an American priest, Roy Bourgeois, notifying him of his laicization, following his excommunication in 2008 over his support for the ordination of women. Priest Is Planning to Defy Vatican’s Orders to Stay Quiet 2013-01-20T02:01:21Z It may be divisive for some, just as it was to preach against segregation or to push for the ordination of women, Hall said. National Cathedral to Host 1st Same-Sex Weddings 2013-01-09T14:55:44Z But before he had taken office, the ordination of women bishops in the Church of England was narrowly rejected by its ruling general synod. The UK year in pictures 2012 2012-12-27T04:16:45Z Organizers hope the dialogue will now expand to include issues like the ordination of women, or women taking on more responsibilities at church events. Mormon Women Wear Pants to Church 2012-12-20T00:28:37Z Twenty years after the church approved the ordination of female priests, which took decades, a third of its clergy members are women, many holding senior positions like canons and archdeacons. Church of England Rejects Appointing Female Bishops 2012-11-21T10:04:11Z A vote on the ordination of women bishops in Wales was defeated by just three votes in 2008. Women bishops vote for Wales call 2012-11-21T11:24:45Z The ordination of women bishops in the Church of England was narrowly rejected by its ruling general synod on Tuesday. Women bishops vote a 'grim day' 2012-11-21T03:29:02Z Twenty years after the church approved the ordination of female priests, a victory that took reformers decades to accomplish, a third of its clergy members are women, many holding senior positions like canons and archdeacons. Church of England Rejects Proposal to Appoint Women as Bishops 2012-11-21T02:24:02Z In 2008, after he participated in an ordination ceremony for a woman, the Vatican told him to recant or face excommunication. | Religion: Religion: Priest Excommunicated for Ordaining a Woman 2012-11-21T01:33:19Z There does, however, appear to be a growing acceptance here that the ordination of women bishops is inevitable. Views from the world's Anglicans 2012-11-09T22:15:00Z South Carolina: Diocese Leaves Church After years of controversy over the ordination of gays and other issues, the conservative Diocese of South Carolina split from the Episcopal Church this week. | South: South Carolina: Diocese Leaves Church 2012-10-20T05:48:02Z She supports the ordination of women, for example. Like Ryan and Biden, U.S. Catholics are deeply divided 2012-10-11T17:47:02Z The Church has come close to splitting over the ordination of gay clergy and women bishops, and has struggled to maintain its membership. Archbishop move 'may take months' 2012-09-30T12:33:47Z Catholic clergy in Europe, Australia and the United States who have voiced public support for female ordination have been either dismissed or threatened with removal from administrative posts within the church. Exposures: Women as Priests 2012-09-29T19:35:10Z The Kenyan Church was among those opposed to the ordination of the gay bishops, joining other Anglican congregations in threatening to withdraw from the mother Church. Views from the world's Anglicans 2012-11-09T22:15:00Z Under his leadership, the Church of England has come close to splitting over the ordination of gay clergy and women bishops, and has struggled to maintain its membership. Church to choose new Archbishop 2012-09-26T00:56:33Z That also explains why it’s welcome to hear any historical evidence that Jesus didn’t consider clerical marriage or female ordination anathema to the religion he founded. Why Jesus’ Wife Matters a Lot — and Not At All 2012-09-25T11:43:47Z This infuriated supporters of women bishops who felt it enshrined theological objections to women's ordination in law. No unity on women bishops rethink 2012-09-17T15:35:16Z Despite the official church position, clergy and laity have been fighting for the ordination of women since the early 1970s, hoping to expand upon the Vatican II reforms. Exposures: Women as Priests 2012-09-29T19:35:10Z Many of them wanted to know the position of the new head of the Church on the ordination of gay bishops and same-sex marriage. Views from the world's Anglicans 2012-11-09T22:15:00Z Dr Williams has consistently supported the ordination of women, and previously showed no objection to the appointment of an openly-gay bishop. Church to choose new Archbishop 2012-09-26T00:56:33Z Rabbi Posner, 64, who grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, started there immediately after his ordination from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, in 1973. | David M. Posner: On Sundays, Rabbi David Posner Skips Lunch and Tickles the Ivories 2012-09-15T05:18:35Z Its broad nature - the Church includes Anglo-Catholics, evangelicals and liberals - means it has struggled to find unity on controversial issues such as gay marriage and the ordination of women bishops. Who will the next Archbishop be? 2012-09-09T03:47:16Z The Roman Catholic Church’s argument against the ordination of women is simple and relies on the logic of tradition: “that’s what we have always done.” Exposures: Women as Priests 2012-09-29T19:35:10Z Concerned by the shortage of priests, many see the ordination of women and married men as a pragmatic solution to a problem that has dogged the church for the past few decades. Nuns in revolt 2012-09-06T18:25:00Z In 2005, for instance, the Catholic News Service described him as having expressed “openness to the possibility of allowing married Latin-rite priests under certain circumstances,” as well as to the ordination of women as deacons. Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, Papal Contender, Dies at 85 2012-09-01T00:23:45Z Ezekiel's family's church is non-denominational, which gives them even more independence as they do not have to conform to any overarching rules on, for example, ordination. The curious allure of child preachers 2012-08-28T23:38:04Z With no decision on the ordination of women bishops we know that the new Archbishop will be a man. Who will the next Archbishop be? 2012-09-09T03:47:16Z In 2008, the Vatican decreed that any woman who sought ordination, or a bishop who conferred holy orders on her, would be immediately “punished with excommunication.” Exposures: Women as Priests 2012-09-29T19:35:10Z The Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith has criticized the group for remaining quiet as some nuns publicly challenged U.S. bishops on matters of church doctrine, including ordination of women, and public policy. U.S. nuns respond to Vatican rebuke with call for open dialogue 2012-08-10T23:26:15Z The Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith also criticized the group for remaining quiet as some nuns publicly challenged U.S. bishops on matters of church doctrine, including ordination of women and public policy. U.S. nuns meet to decide how to respond to Vatican rebuke 2012-08-07T13:37:07Z The Leadership Conference has not taken a stand in favor of the ordination of women or the acceptance of gay relationships, but it has discussed such topics at its meetings. U.S. Nuns Weigh Response to Scathing Vatican Critique 2012-07-28T16:22:11Z Until his ordination in 1992, he was a senior executive in the industry for 11 years. The Saturday interview: Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham 2012-07-20T23:05:35Z |
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