Womanpriest: Tradition and Transgression in the Contemporary Roman Catholic Church

by Jill Peterfeso

Book Overview

This book is openly available in digital formats thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

While some Catholics and even non-Catholics today are asking if priests are necessary, especially given the ongoing sex-abuse scandal, The Roman Catholic Womanpriests (RCWP) looks to reframe and reform Roman Catholic priesthood, starting with ordained women. Womanpriest is the first academic study of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823288277
• ISBN13: 9780823288274
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"