Sentences with phrase «countless women religious»

While McNamara recounts a history of repeated efforts on the part of the Church hierarchy to cloister women both from the world and male clerics, thus preventing any participation in sacramental or authoritative roles, her account also tells the story of countless women religious who endured, thrived, and often achieved renown despite such restrictive efforts.

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Countless Old Testament stories reveal that any status a woman had in the religious community depended on becoming a mother.