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Philadelphia 11 On this day 25 years ago, eleven Episcopal women were ordained as priests at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia. Episcopal priests in the congregation rose to speak in protest. Nancy Wittig is now a parish priest in Philadelphia. In a conversation with Noah Adams, she explains the tension of the ordination day, and the fact that she grew up without a female priest as a role model, but was inspired by the civil rights movement.

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On this day 25 years ago, eleven Episcopal women were ordained as priests at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia. Episcopal priests in the congregation rose to speak in protest. Nancy Wittig is now a parish priest in Philadelphia. In a conversation with Noah Adams, she explains the tension of the ordination day, and the fact that she grew up without a female priest as a role model, but was inspired by the civil rights movement.