"Roman Catholic Womenpriests ordains local woman"
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- About 200 people filled the pews at Brecksville
United Church of Christ on Saturday when Ann Poelking Klonowski was ordained a
priest, in an ordination not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.
The ordination came through sponsorship of the Great
Waters Region of Roman Catholic Womenpriests, which has been holding its own
ordinations since 2002.
Bishop Joan Houk of Pittsburgh, presiding over the
two-hour ceremony, concelebrated Mass with other ordained women priests and
deacons.
Klonowski's husband, grown children and grandchildren
joined the congregation applauding her introduction.
She and Roman Catholic Womenpriests consider themselves
Catholic and not part of a separatist movement, and expect acceptance by the
church will come eventually.
The Vatican has decreed that "attempted sacred
ordination of a woman" is a delicta graviora, or grave crime,
accompanied by automatic excommunication. The Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland said in a statement that "the ordination of a woman is not
authentically Catholic."
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