Response to Update in Canon 1379- Vatican Condemnation of Women Priests by Bridget Mary Meehan ARCWP, Celebrating 15th Anniversary of First RCWP Ordination in U.S. A.- July 31st…
Pope Francis missed an opportunity to take a first step toward the inclusion of women in ordained ministry in the newly revised Canon 1379 of the Code of Canon Law released on June 1, 2021. This canonical penalty is a shocking example of the abuse of patriarchal power, because it equates the ordination of faith-filled women with the clergy sexual abuse of children. Both are labeled grave crimes that incur excommunication.