little p priests playing dress up

I have no interest in this anymore, but thought a few paragraphs at the end
put the friction in a clear light...

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Meehan and others in the group seemed to hold contradictory sentiments about approval from church authority. On the one hand, they say the ordination ceremonies are legal because of the involvement of the bishop in good standing. On the other hand, they say the current rules are illegal and should be ignored.

There have been no further excommunications since the first seven, which the women believe reflects a softening of the church's position.

That doesn't sound likely to Irwin, of Catholic University.
"Rome has spoken, so why keep going back to this?" he said.