Overview
- Approximately 300 women worldwide have been clandestinely ordained as priests, directly challenging the Catholic Church’s prohibition on female ordination.
- The movement began in 2002 with public ordinations on the Danube and has since grown despite immediate excommunications by the Vatican.
- The documentary by Marie Mandy, airing April 12, 2025, intertwines personal narratives with broader debates on gender equality and Church traditions.
- Key figures like Myra Brown and Jacqueline Straub share their spiritual journeys and struggles against institutional barriers in pursuit of priesthood.
- Some Church leaders, including Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, have hinted at the possibility of future reforms, suggesting a slow shift in perspective.