fpb | More evidence that an atmosphere of anti-Catholic aggression is being roused in Canada

To those of us who realize to what extent "human rights" have been used in Canada to bash freedom of thought and of religion and force the country on a rigid PC posture, the allusion to female ordination as "a human rights issue" will sound particularly sinister. Now it so happens that I am in favour of female ordination and have said so in public. But rather another 2000 years of unmarried male priests than one goddamn night of Paul Martin and his crooks telling the Church what to do!

Thursday » July 21 » 2005

Ottawa to host conference on ordaining female priests

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

TORONTO - About 400 people will be in Ottawa this weekend for an international conference on getting women ordained as Catholic priests.

The second Women Ordination Worldwide conference involves members of several Christian denominations who support the idea.

However, it may be an uphill battle as the Catholic Church is steadfast in its belief only men can be priests.

Thomas Reilly of the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops says that's because the first apostles were men.

And it's no secret Pope Benedict demands strict adherence to traditional Church doctrine.

But co-organizer Marie Bouclin, a former nun, says female ordination is a human rights issue.

Michele Birch-Conery, a teacher feminist literary analysis in B-C, will be the only Canadian among nine women, to be "ordained" this month in Ontario.

However, Archbishop Anthony Meagher of the Kingston diocese says the Vatican does not recognize the ordinations, and excommunication is automatic.

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