Woman to Be Ordained, Faces Uncertain Future
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HALEDON, N.J. — An Australian woman, Caroline H. Pearce, who completed her theological studies in this country, was to be ordained an Episcopal priest here today although the Australian branch of the Anglican communion does not ordain women.
After ordination by Bishop John Shelby Spong of Newark, she will return in January to Australia, although her future as a priest is uncertain.
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