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Criminal

Jan. 4, 2011

Deputy DA is Woman Priest

Jane Via defies the Vatican's ban on women in the priesthood. During the day, she works as a lawyer. At night, she pastors her San Diego Catholic church.


By Pat Broderick


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN DIEGO - Jane Via, garbed in vivid red and white vestments, stood before her congregation in San Diego on a recent Sunday, preaching about the importance of inclusiveness and praying for courage to challenge the Roman Catholic Church.


Via wasn't there as a layperson assisting the priest. She is the priest, at least according to the international women's priest movement, earning her ...

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