Incompatible with God's design

Incompatible with God's Design is the first comprehensive history of the Roman Catholic women's ordination movement in the United States. Mary Jeremy Daigler explores how the focus on ordination, not merely "increased participation" in the life and ministries of the church, has come to describe a broad movement. Greater in scope than such organizations as the Women's Ordination Conference, this study also addresses the role of local and international groups. In an effort to debunk misperceptions about the women's ordination movement, from its date of origin to its demographic profile, Daigler explores a vast array of topics. Starting with the movement's historical background from the early American period through the twentieth century to Vatican II and afterward, she considers the role of women (especially Catholicism's more religious adherents) in the movement's evolution, the organization of the ordination movement in the United States, the role and response of clergy and Vatican teachings, the reality of international influences on the U.S. movement, and the full range of challenges- past and present- to the ordination movement. -- Book Jacket.