RCWP was born in 2002 when seven women stepped onto a boat on the Danube River and were ordained to the priesthood by a male bishop. Recognizing the need for a woman bishop to ordain other women as priests, a different male bishop (also in good standing with Rome) ordained the first woman bishop a few months later, passing on his apostolic succession. His name is known only to the women of the early movement and subsequent women bishops and will not be disclosed until after his death to avoid any recriminations from Rome.
RCWP is trying to reform our beloved Roman Catholic Church from the ground up, because the Church from the top down keeps telling their flock that the Holy Spirit can’t call women! Malarkey again! We boast of 213 women priests throughout the world, in South Africa, Austria, France, Norway, U.K., Germany, Chile, Canada and the U.S.