Google – AFP, 7 March 2013
VATICAN CITY — An excommunicated female priest decked out in her liturgical robes was detained by Italian police for demonstrating at the Vatican on Thursday, where she called on the Catholic Church to rethink its policy on ordaining women.
Excommunicated
female priest Janice Sevre-Duszynska, protests in Rome
on March 7, 2013 (AFP,
Tiziana Fabi)
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VATICAN CITY — An excommunicated female priest decked out in her liturgical robes was detained by Italian police for demonstrating at the Vatican on Thursday, where she called on the Catholic Church to rethink its policy on ordaining women.
Unfurling a
red and white banner reading "Women Priests are Here", Janice
Sevre-Duszynska said she wanted to draw attention to the lack of a voice for
women as cardinals gather at the Vatican to choose former pope Benedict XVI's
successor.
"As
the cardinals meet for their conclave to elect the new pope, women are being
ordained around the world!" said Sevre-Duszynska, a member of the
Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, decked out in an ivory, handmade
alb and green stole.
"There
are already 150 female priests in the world. The people are ready for
change," she said in a quick interview with AFP in front of St. Peter's
Basilica, before being taken away in a police car.
Officers
said they were questioning her "right to wear those vestments".
Sevre-Duszynska,
an American who lives in Kentucky, was ordained by a female bishop and has been
leading mass for four years -- though she and all other female priests have
been excommunicated by the Vatican.
"The
huge decision as to who will lead the world's Catholics is being made among men
alone, which is a mockery. Not hearing the opinions of half of the world is
like a slap in the face," she said.
"Young
people are leaving the Church in droves because they refuse to accept women
priests. We ask our brother priests to publicly speak out for women
priests," she added.
Sevre-Duszynska
said she didn't have much hope that this conclave would change much for women,
but urged supporters to make their voices heard in a bid to influence policy.
"For a
new pope who opens the way to the ordination of female priests, the Holy Spirit
would have to appear here herself for the big shake-up. Here's
hoping," she said.
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