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ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke has declared three women excommunicated for participating in a women's ordination that is forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church.Two of the women were ordained as priests in November as part of the Womenpriests movement that began in 2002.The third officiated at the ordination as a Womenpriests bishop.The church teaches that only men may serve as priests.The women were served with an excommunication letter from Burke that accuses them of violations including schism and simulating sacraments of the church.Those who are excommunicated may not receive the Eucharist or other sacraments of the church.Two of the women issued a statement saying they reject the excommunication and any other penalties by church officials.As in the days of Noah....
