The Vatican’s decision to excommunicate the Rev. Roy Bourgeois from the Roman Catholic Church and to dismiss him from Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is senseless and heavy-handed. Bourgeois wasn’t defrocked because he committed some immoral or illegal act; he was pushed out because of his outspoken support for the ordination of women priests. His crime […]
Pink Smoke Over the Vatican
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[UPDATED] Women of a lesser God
To say that the Rev. Roy Bourgeois is a thorn in the Vatican’s side is probably an understatement. Bourgeois is a Roman Catholic priest with a long history of social activism, but it is his support for the ordination of woman, in particular, that could get him excommunicated from the church. Bourgeois will be in Rochester on Tuesday, November 27.
