USA - Religion - Ordination of Woman Priests

Newly ordained woman Roman Catholic Priests after the Ordination Ceremony held at the Church of the Covenant in Boston. (L-R) Judith A.B. Lee of Ft. Myers, Florida, Gloria Ray Carpeneto of Baltimore, Maryland, and Gabriella Velardi Ward, of New York. The ordination was held by the Community of Roman Catholic Womanpriests at the Church of the Covenant, which is affiliated with both the Presbyterian Church and the United Church of Christ. The Roman Catholic Church has said that all who attended the service will be excommunicated from the church. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)