Women priests? Truth or fiction. Actually, truer than most would realize. The Church has very carefully structured the way we view women priests for centuries.
“Worldwide, there are 260 ordained Catholic women priests,” boldly states Father Anne.
Father Anne, and long time activist and devout Catholic, Margaret Mary O’Connor, discuss in great detail what the truth is. A truth that has been buried.
During this episode you will be amazed, shocked and called to action when you discover so much you never have been told by the Church powers that be!
Episode Highlights
[01:30] Father Anne… Ordained Catholic Priest
[03:40] “Pope Francis! Why stop me from following the spirit?”
[06:30] The Women Fighting to Be Priests documentary
[10:00] Mounting evidence that women were priests
[12:30] When the Mass became more personal
[17:00] The pain of growth in the Church
[19:00] Roman Catholic women priests around the world
[22:40] Standing up to the lie
[29:00] The never-ending problems within the Church
[32:00] Moving things forward for women in the Church
About Father Anne
Father Anne, born Anne Tropeano, was ordained on October 16, 2021 in Albuquerque, NM through the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests and is now an independent Roman Catholic priest. She has a deep love of the Society of Jesus and Ignatian spirituality, which blossomed over twelve years of ministering with Jesuits. She earned a Master of Divinity from Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA, and has worked in several parishes in the Jesuits West Province.
Father Anne has participated in a wide range of ministries, including coordinating liturgy, designing faith formation for young adults, organizing parish events, leading retreats, providing spiritual direction, and supporting the LGBTQ community and family ministries. Anne also ran a Jesuit parish as Pastoral Associate. She also has a love of pastoral care, including walking with those who are homebound or close to the end of life. As part of her commitment to the care of creation, Anne rescues senior dogs with special needs and gives them life with dignity through their last days. Her deepest desire is to be a parish priest in the institutional Church.
In addition to her formation in the Catholic Church, Father Anne has a Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from San Diego State University, along with 24 years of experience in strategic communications, professional writing, and marketing and promotions. She harnesses this background in working for a priesthood that welcomes women.
Deeply grounded in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, Father Anne has a passionate interest in participating in the discernment of what the next era of the Roman Catholic Church will look like. While many have understandably walked away from the Roman Catholic Church, Father Anne obeys the call of the Holy Spirit to collaborate with God on the project of equality within one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Father Anne’s mission is to see women welcomed into the Roman Catholic priesthood within our lifetime.
The Women Fighting to Be Priests Documentary CLICK HERE
About Margaret Mary O’Connor
Margaret Mary O’Connor, as a member of the Catholic Laity, thought she knew everything about the Catholic Church, at least until she came upon a centuries-old Scandal of lies and cover-up by the Hierarchy of that Church. Frankly, she was fed up being lied to by her own Church, about its own past Church’s History on Women priests. With that realization, she truly felt in that moment, the monumental feeling of betrayal by her own Church.
Follow Margaret, as she travels down this Highway of Radical Truth where lies and outright coverup will be disclosed. Millions of Catholics are unaware of that past presence of Women Bishop’s, Women Deacons, as well as Women Priests, all there hiding in plain sight, in Early Church History.
As the complicity of this centuries-old Scandal continues, Margaret wants her fellow Catholics to learn the actual truth of this matter for themselves. She strongly believes, at minimal, any Catholic deserves the actual truth of this matter. To say that change is needed is hardly an understatement. She doesn’t let the Church’s betrayal stop her from uncovering some very fascinating Church Skeleton’s – one which very well might help solve our current priest shortage issue today.
Margaret Mary O’Connor has been called, “The Modern Day David” on many occasions. On a mission to reveal carefully guarded secrets of the Catholic Church, she unveils the truth through her well-researched writings.
Author of Scandal in the Shadows and Journey of a Celiac’s Soul, Margaret Mary is a force to be reckoned with.
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