A priest in the US has been threatened with excommunication, because he ordained a woman. He was given thirty days to take that back or leave the church. In an open letter, he writes:

According to USA TODAY (Feb. 28, 2008) in the United States alone, nearly 5,000 Catholic priests have sexually abused more than 12,000 children. Many bishops, aware of the abuse, remained silent. These priests and bishops were not excommunicated. Yet the women in our Church who are called by God and are ordained to serve God’s people, and the priests and bishops who support them, are excommunicated.

Oh, SNAP!