The Truth About Women Priests and the Catholic Church– Margaret O'Connor

Deacon Margaret O'Connor is a former chaplain, a Eucharistic minister, and a woman on a mission. She believes the Catholic Church has been hiding something for centuries – a truth about women's leadership in the early Church that could change everything.In her book, Scandal in the Shadows: The Original Priest – Mother Mary, Margaret uncovers evidence that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was actually a woman priest – along with women bishops and deacons in the early Church.She says the Church hierarchy won't even acknowledge their own early history. And she has been walking picket lines, raising awareness, and demanding accountability – on both the women's ordination issue and the priest sexual abuse crisis.In this episode of Empowered Conversations, we talk about:- Who Mary Priest was – and what title the Church gave her- How and why that title was taken away- Evidence of women bishops, deacons, and priests in the early Church- Why the Church won't acknowledge its own early history- Why the Pope's own Commission said there's no biblical reason – and why Rome did nothing- How the women's ordination issue connects to Church accountability on abuse- One thing you can do today to learn more and get involvedIf you are a Catholic woman who has ever felt called to lead – or a believer who wants to know the truth about Church history – this conversation is for you.Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is ask questions the powerful don't want answered. Truth doesn't stop being true just because it's been hidden.Connect with Margaret O'ConnorWebsite: yourradicaltruth.comBook: Scandal in the Shadows: The Original Priest – Mother MaryFollow and rate the show.