Post by Tamrin on May 23, 2010 12:56:55 GMT 10
Italy's first woman priest was ordained on Saturday at a church in central Rome, a stone's throw from the Vatican, a fierce opponent of women entering the priesthood.
Maria Vittoria Longhitano, who is 35 and married, belongs to the Italian Old Catholic Church, a small congregation that exited Roman Catholicism in the 19th century.
Maria Vittoria Longhitano, who is 35 and married, belongs to the Italian Old Catholic Church, a small congregation that exited Roman Catholicism in the 19th century.
