Woman Priest Celebrates Eucharist at Eau Claire Cathedral
Episcopal News Service. January 15, 1998 [98-2068D]
(ENS) The Rev. Mary Caucutt served as a guest preacher and celebrant at Christ Church Cathedral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on December 28, 1997. Bishop William Wantland, while opposed to the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate, publicly stated at the General Convention in Philadelphia and before his clergy that he would not prevent the offering of an invitation to a woman priest to celebrate the Eucharist in the Diocese of Eau Claire. Shortly after General Convention, the diocesan executive council repealed all prohibitions against women priests in the diocese. After these actions and statements, the invitation to Caucutt was offered and carried the full support of the wardens and vestry of the cathedral.