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Women defy Vatican, ordain priests in Morristown

The Rev. Cynthia Black and Roman Catholic Womenpriests
By: 
Kevin Coughlin / Morristown Green

[Morristown Green] It was the Lord’s Prayer… but with an updated introduction:

“God, our mother and father ….”

And there were a few other little changes in Saturday’s Catholic Mass in Morristown.

For starters, the priests were women.

Which is why the service was celebrated in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, not a Catholic sanctuary.

An organization called Roman Catholic Womenpriests ordained seven women, who invited excommunication by defying centuries of canon law from the Vatican.

The Rev. Cynthia Black, pastor of Redeemer, said her church was thrilled to host the service.

“It’s part of our DNA to support and be hospitable to women in this way, especially to our Roman sisters,” she said.

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See also: Catholic women priests fight for inclusion -- for all in The Star-Ledger.