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    The Female Pope: The True Story of Pope Joan
    The Female Pope: The True Story of Pope Joan
    The Female Pope: The True Story of Pope Joan
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    The Female Pope: The True Story of Pope Joan

    By Oliver Hayes

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    For many centuries it was accepted almost without discussion that the priesthood, and pastoral work more generally, was exclusively a male domain. Women had a role within the Christian Church, as nuns or lay workers, but the giving of the sacraments was seen as a male preserve. And yet for centuries rumours and legends have swirled about that one woman did get to be pope in Rome. The Catholic Church has always denied the stories, but they refuse to go away.
    It is now time to look anew at these old stories and try to discover the truth that lies behind them.
    In this book Oliver Hayes looks at the legends of a Female Pope and uncovers the startline truth that lies behind them.

    Contents

    Foreword
    Chapter 1 - The Legend of the Female Pope
    Chapter 2 - The Legend under Scrutiny
    Chapter 3 - The Real Female Pope

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBretwalda Books
    Release dateFeb 18, 2013
    ISBN9781909099883
    The Female Pope: The True Story of Pope Joan
    Author

    Oliver Hayes

    Oliver Hayes studied the Dark Ages and early Medieval periods. He has since earned a living in publishing and is now writing freelance to bring some of his research to press in an entertaining and user-friendly format.

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      The Female Pope - Oliver Hayes

      The Female Pope

      The True Story of Pope Joan

      Oliver Hayes

      Published by Bretwalda Books at Smashwords

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      First Published 2013

      Copyright © Oliver Hayes 2013

      Oliver Hayes asserts his moral rights to be regarded as the author of this book.

      ISBN 978-1-909099-88-3

      Contents

      Foreword

      Chapter 1 - The Legend of the Female Pope

      Chapter 2 - The Legend under Scrutiny

      Chapter 3 - The Real Female Pope

      Foreword

      For many centuries it was accepted almost without discussion that the priesthood, and pastoral work more generally, was exclusively a male domain. Women had a role within the Christian Church, as nuns or lay workers, but the giving of the sacraments was seen as a male preserve. Recently this view has been questioned. Some scholars have pointed to accounts of the Early Church that indicate women had some sort of a role in the staffing of the Church. Some denominations have recently allowed the ordination of women: the Anglicans from 1992, the United Church of Canada since 1936 and Methodism since it was founded in the 18th century.

      The Roman Catholic Church has, by contrast, stood firm against the ordination of women. The issue began to be raised in the 1970s, and more seriously in the 1980s Pope John Paul II issued the apostolic letter Ordinatio sacerdotalis in May 1994. In it he stated the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful. Canon law No.1024 is equally clear Only a baptised man can validly receive sacred ordination.

      It would seem clear, therefore, that Catholic priests must be male. By extension those higher up the ladder of authority within the Church must be male too for only priests may be bishops, archbishops, cardinals or, indeed, pope. And yet for centuries rumours and legends have swirled about that one woman did get to be pope in Rome. The Catholic Church has always denied the stories, but they refuse to go away.

      It is now time to look anew at these old stories and try to discover the truth that lies behind them.

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