Hot on HuffPost Parents:
North Dakota Yoga Teacher Marries Herself
Erin Mantz: I Want to Talk to My Kids About Etan Patz -- But I Don't…
Catholic priest set to give birth
Filed under: Bump Watch, Life & Style, Religion & Spirituality
Remember the old joke about a man and his son are involved in an accident but when the boy arrives at the hospital, the surgeon says "I cannot operate on him; he is my son"? The joke is that the surgeon is the boy's mother. Today, no one thinks twice about female doctors so that joke doesn't work so well. The Catholic Church, however, has not progressed as far.And yet, not only is there a female Catholic priest in St. Louis, Missouri, but she is pregnant to boot. Part of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, Jessica Rowley was ordained September 7, 2007 and became the associate pastor of Sts. Clare & Francis church in St. Louis. Rowley is married to a protestant priest; when asked whether their child would be raised Catholic or Protestant, she said "It's a topic of conversation in our home a lot. We're going to baptize him in both churches. But eventually he'll be able to make a decision for himself."
I'm not sure the priests at my old church would totally approve of this situation, but then again, we all might be less surprised had it happened here instead of in Missouri. Nonetheless, congratulations to father, er, pastor Rowley and her husband!
Your<span>Voice</span>
Ask Us Anything About Parenting
TheTalkies:RelatedVideos
-
How a Catholic Priest and D-Day Veteran Inspires Citizenship - Matt Curtis
In Chapter 12 of 17, strategist Matt Curtis recalls Father Joseph Frieze and his role teaching him about being a good citizen and community participant.
-
Las Vegas Priest Admits to Stealing $650,000 from Church
The priest, Kevin McAuliffe, admitted to stealing the money over a year period to fund his gambling addiction.
-
Confessing Sins: Las Vegas Priest Says He Stole $650k
Monsignor Kevin McAuliffe has admitted to stealing $650k over the last eight years from his church to feed his gambling addiction.
-
Austrian Priests Rebel Against the Vatican
Some 300 Austrian priest rebelled against the Vatican, demanding the end of celibacy for clerics.
SitesWeLove
- Site Map
- |
- Staff
- |
- Terms of Service
- |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Trademarks
- |
- Advertise With Us
- |
- About Our Ads
- |
- AOL Downloads
- |
- Contact Us
- |
© Copyright 2012 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Aol Family
ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
10-31-2008 @ 7:09AM
Don said...I can recall reading that up until 1000AD priest were able to marry, it was then that the catholic church decided that instead priests should not get married and give all their land rights and belongings to the church.
I'm surprised that neither one of them has been asked to step down yet.
Reply
10-31-2008 @ 10:12AM
Baron said...The Ecumenical Catholic Communion does not recognize the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize her as a priest (I have to imagine that they probably don't consider the Ecumenical Catholic Communion to be Catholic - talking about Roman Catholic really and not the universal Catholic church - either). Since she was married in the first place, I'm sure the Ecumenical Catholic Communion didn't doubt she would get pregnant at some point.
12-16-2008 @ 12:13AM
MarkF said...Why bother to ask if they're going to raise the child Catholic? This woman's not Catholic at all. She's certainly knows that what she's doing is against the Church so she's a heretic, and if she knows that heresy results in excommunication, then she's been excommunicated.
I guess the headlines grabs attention but you really should put in there somewhere that this woman is an excommunicated person and not a Catholic priest.
Reply