Activists ordain 3 female priests
An activist group hoping to pressure the Roman Catholic Church into dropping its prohibition barring women from the priesthood says it has ordained three women.
The group known as Roman Catholic Womenpriests held the ceremony at the Church of the Covenant, a Protestant Church in Boston.
The group said the three women -- Gloria Carpeneto of Baltimore, Judy Lee of Fort Myers, Fla., and Gabriella Velardi Ward of New York -- were responding to a call to serve the church.
The Archdiocese of Boston issued a statement decrying the ceremony. The Vatican has warned that women taking part in ordination ceremonies will be excommunicated.
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