The writer was 13, eating a bowl of breakfast cereal at the kitchen table, when her mother plopped down beside her and announced she was retiring from motherhood–her job was done.
A group of five women has brought one of the first lawsuits accusing a priest of sexual abuse. More women are expected to join in, and this case may signal a new tide of accusations against the Catholic clergy–this time for abusing girls.
Many religious women and men herald a new, non-sexist translation of a popular version of the Bible, yet a strong-willed conservative critic cries foul.
Some Catholic parishioners are seizing this moment to make the case for ordaining women, arguing that the time for a celibate all-male hierarchy has passed, and in fact, proved to be inadequate for protecting children.
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