July 21, 2008 'Ordained' women Catholic priests excommunicated Play video

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - The Catholic Church has excommunicated three women who said they were ordained as priests in Boston.

An activist group says it ordained the women Sunday at a Protestant church. The group, known as Roman Catholic Women Priests, is pushing the Vatican to drop its ban on female clergy.

The Vatican has said that any women taking part in ordination ceremonies would be excommunicated.