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Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP) is an independent international organization that asserts a connection to the Roman Catholic Church. They are descended from the Danube Seven, a group of women who assert that they were ordained as priests in 2002 by Rómulo Antonio Braschi, an independent bishop.〔("Church disapproval doesn't deter crowd" ) Sarasota (FL), ''heraldtribune.com'', Anna Scott, February 7, 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-05.〕 According to a book published by the organization, ''Women Find a Way: The Movement and Stories of Roman Catholic Womenpriests'', at least two other unnamed bishops were involved in the ordination. In addition, the RCWP considers these bishops to be in good standing, and the RCWP says the bishops acted in full apostolic succession.〔''Women Find a Way: the Movement and Stories of Roman Catholic Womenpriests'' (2008), edited by E. H. McGrath, B.M. Meehan, I. Raming.〕 In 2007 the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the authorization of the Pope, decreed the penalty of automatic excommunication against anyone "who attempts to confer a sacred order on a woman, and the woman who attempts to receive a sacred order".〔(General decree regarding the delict of attempted ordination of a woman )〕 ==Organizational mission== The proclaimed mission of Roman Catholic Womenpriests North America is to: The organization has sponsored numerous ordination ceremonies for women; in response, the Roman Catholic Church has excommunicated or threatened excommunication of all involved.〔Sadowski, Dennis. ("Priest faces removal from Maryknoll for supporting ordination for women" ). Catholic Review. March 30, 2011.〕 RCWP dissents from what it calls myths or misconceptions about women's role in the Catholic Church and about the exclusion of women from holy orders.〔("Roman Catholic Womenpriests" ), Retrieved on 2008-10-05.〕 It mentions the case of Ludmila Javorová, a Czech woman who worked in the underground church during the Cold War and said she was secretly ordained as a priest, as an instance of female ordination in the modern era. In response to questions of legitimacy and whether the ordinations are valid or recognized by the Vatican, RCWP states: Their website claims that "Our ordained women may be married or single, hetero- or homosexual, some are grandmothers, a few are divorced and have had their marriages annulled: we are in fact a cross-section of the Christian community in our lifestyles." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Womenpriests」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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