Patricia Fresen

Patricia Fresen (born 7 December 1940) is a South African writer and Roman Catholic theologian, and former nun.[1]

Life

Her parents were from Germany and Ireland. After school Fresen became a member of Dominican order. Fresen studied theology, pedagogic and languages and became after university studies a teacher. Fresen studied later in Rome Catholic theology and worked then in Pretoria in a Catholic seminary as teacher in Homiletics, Systematic theology and Spirituality.[1] Later she taught at the private university St Augustine's College in Johannesburg.[2]

Bishop Romulo Antonio Braschi conducted an ordination ceremony for Fresen in Barcelona in 2003. The Vatican has called the ordination invalid and simulated and excommunicated her from the Roman Catholic Church. Together with German writers and theologians Gisela Forster and Ida Raming, Fresen is head of the international organization "Roman Catholic Womenpriests International", which promotes the ordination of women as Catholic priests; ordination of women is currently not allowed within the Catholic Church.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Woman bishop talks compassion, rather than ordination". National Catholic Reporter. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Lebenslauf Dr. Patricia Fresen". www.virtuelle-dioezese.de. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  3. ↑ Declaration of Excommunication of Patricia Fresen, Rose Hudson and Elsie McGrath by Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop of St. Louis, 18 March 2008
  4. ↑ "The Good Life and Catholic Women Priests bishop Patricia Fresen - Interview from Sunday Nights NLR - (ABC)". www.abc.net.au. September 18, 2011. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. ↑ Maguire, Marjorie Reiley. "The Lady Is a Bishop" (PDF).
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