Catholic women unofficially ordained

July 26, 2005 D. H. McKee

Off

Not that I think the world needs more Catholic priests, but, this is pretty cewl. Only in Canada, eh? Pity.
CBC News: Catholic women unofficially ordained
Nine women are referring to themselves as ordained priests and deacons in the Roman Catholic Church, risking excommunication after a secret religious ceremony on a boat in the St. Lawrence River.
The women — eight Americans and a Canadian, 65-year-old Michele Birch-Conery, a former nun from Vancouver Island — were unofficially ordained Monday aboard a tour boat in the Thousand Islands near Gananoque, Ont.
Church members from as far away as Europe and South Africa were involved in the ceremony, packing the Thousand Island III with more than 250 people.
Four of the women became “priests” and five became “deacons,” although the Vatican doesn’t recognize such ordinations and could kick them out of the church.

Comments are closed.

About This Site

As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.