Catholic nun excommunicated for being secretly ordained as a priest

[trotsky]

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/catholic.nun.excommunicated.for.being.secretly.ordained.as.a.priest/68973.htm

A Roman Catholic nun was excommunicated and dismissed from her religious order last week after admitting that she was secretly ordained as a priest earlier this year.

Sister Leticia Rawles, 67, was ordained in April by the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests and has since presided over religious services.

Currently critically ill in hospital, Rawes said she wanted to fulfill a call to priesthood she had since childhood and be ordained before it was too late.

"I thought that before I die, I want to fulfill God's call and my life-long dream to become a priest," Rawles said in a statement on Tuesday.

Paging the nearest Catho-splainer! This outrageous, malicious act of cruelty is just the natural result of not following the rules, right?

Bernard Law is living the good life at the Vatican despite enabling the rape of unknown hundreds of children and the destruction of uncountable lives. He'll die a full member of the Catholic Church. This woman has been kicked out as she is on her deathbed because she did something that she's not supposed to do because of her genitals.

Wow. Just wow.

[rug]

1. Are you surprised?

From your link (which you did not excerpt).

The Roman Catholic Church is unequivocal in its position on women's ordination, and the automatic consequence is excommunication from the Church, thus under church law Rawles was excommunicated in April.

Sister Joyce Lehman, president of Rawles' order the Sisters of the Precious Blood, told Cincinnati.com they had no choice but to dismiss Rawles.

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Although she faces dismissal, the order will ensure Rawles continues to receive medical care and housing.

"We are in the process of setting up some means of financial support," Lehman said. "Not because she was in the order, but because she is a person in need."

I'm sure Rev. Rawles is not. But then, she doesn't share your agenda.

[peace13]

2. Love and peace to this dedicated woman.

You made your dream a reality. You are an inspiration.

[mr blur]

3. Yes, but she's a woman. The RCC fears women, especially those

who don't do what they're told. By Catholic men.

[Goblinmonger]

4. Silly woman, priesthood is for penises.

She should just be a nun and then people would treat her poorly AT THEIR PERIL! Or something like that.

How progressives continue to support this sexist, homophobic institution is beyond me.

ETA:

[Act_of_Reparation]

5. "How progressives continue to support this sexist, homophobic institution is beyond me."

Your complaint has been registered. A self-appointed representative of the Roman Catholic Church will arrive shortly to Cathosplain to you why you are wrong.

[cleanhippie]

6. See post 1 for the Catho-splaning.

[Yorktown]

8. priesthood is for penises.

The sentence is catchy, but it might be interpreted as disrespectful of the Holy institution that is the Roman Catholic Church.

Don't do it again.

[Goblinmonger]

10. Well I wouldn't want it to come across that way

[skepticscott]

7. Since she wasn't actually ordained at all

What is she REALLY being punished for? Impersonating a priest? Not that either, since no one could be fooled into thinking that a woman was actually a priest. For playing church without a license?

[Yorktown]

9. playing church without a license

No penis priests are poachers.

(trying to synthetise the differents posts)