[Mrs. Don-o]

Please, dear people: it's all very well for us to roll our eyes or wring our hands and deplore this religious chicanery, but we really need to sound off to the ignorant (or complicit) parties who use this to perpetrate a public fraud.

Let's phone or write to the staff writer AND Philly.com, and inform them a least that their headline was factually incorrect, and that much of the article was misleading:

- Contact staff writer Edward Colimore at 856-779-3833 or ecolimore@phillynews.com. To comment, or to ask a question, go to http://go.philly.com/askcolimore.

If we all do this, they will notice.

[FJ290]

If we all do this, they will notice.

Excellent idea and will follow up as you advise.

[traditional1]

Done !

[Aquinasfan]

Contact staff writer Edward Colimore at 856-779-3833 or ecolimore@phillynews.com. To comment, or to ask a question, go to http://go.philly.com/askcolimore.

Thanks, will do.

[trisham]

Let's phone or write to the staff writer AND Philly.com, and inform them a least that their headline was factually incorrect, and that much of the article was misleading

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You're right. Just the first page of responses are less than satisfactory: Ask Edward Colimore

[trisham]

I was about to send a message to Mr. Colimore when I found this update:

Female priest has first MassThough not recognized by any diocese, she was ordained by Roman Catholic Womenpriests. "I feel I have been called... by my community to do this."

By Edward Colimore

Inquirer Staff Writer

Clearing the Record

The headline on this article, "Female Catholic priest has first Mass," erred in stating unreservedly that Eileen DiFranco was a Catholic priest. The Roman Catholic Church says that women cannot be ordained as priests and that her ordination was invalid. DiFranco was ordained through the organization Roman Catholic Womenpriests, which says the service was a valid Catholic ordination under apostolic succession.

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