Ida Raming
Encyclopedia
Ida Raming is a German author
, teacher
and Catholic theologian.
, philosophy
and pedagogy
at University of Munster
and University of Freiburg
. She finished university in 1973 and worked as a teacher in Germany. Raming wrote several books concerning women's rights in the Roman Catholic Church.
On 29 June 2002, Raming and six other women were ordained priests by Independent Catholic bishop Rómulo Antonio Braschi
, a former Roman Catholic bishop from Argentina
who left the Roman Catholic Church out of disagreement with the anti-liberation theology of the Vatican to join the Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of “Jesus the King”
. In the media, the ordained women were called the Danube Seven
because they were ordained on the Danube River near the town of Passau
on the border between Germany and Austria. In 2003 Raming was excommunicated
from the Roman Catholic Church
.
Raming, who in 1986 had co-founded the Gruppe Maria Magdala, Priesteramt für die Frau, which promotes priesthood for women, indicated that her personal experience of misogynistic
religious restrictions including the exclusion of women from ordained offices was the impetus behind her actions.
Author
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, teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
and Catholic theologian.
Life
After school Raming studied Catholic theologyTheology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
at University of Munster
University of Münster
The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
and University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
. She finished university in 1973 and worked as a teacher in Germany. Raming wrote several books concerning women's rights in the Roman Catholic Church.
On 29 June 2002, Raming and six other women were ordained priests by Independent Catholic bishop Rómulo Antonio Braschi
Rómulo Antonio Braschi
Rómulo Antonio Braschi is an Argentine Independent Catholic bishop, not in communion with the Vatican.Born in Buenos Aires, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest in August 1966, he was associated with members of the worker-priest movement in Argentina and the Movimiento de Sacerdotes para el Tercer...
, a former Roman Catholic bishop from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
who left the Roman Catholic Church out of disagreement with the anti-liberation theology of the Vatican to join the Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of “Jesus the King”
Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of “Jesus the King”
The Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of "Jesus the King" is an independent international religious association of Catholic origin and character, with headquarters and legal recognition in Munich, Germany.It has been described as a derivative movement of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church...
. In the media, the ordained women were called the Danube Seven
Danube Seven
The Danube Seven are a group of seven women from Germany, Austria and the United States who were ordained on a ship on the Danube on 29 June 2002 by Rómulo Antonio Braschi, an Independent Catholic bishop whose own episcopal ordination was considered 'valid but...
because they were ordained on the Danube River near the town of Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
on the border between Germany and Austria. In 2003 Raming was excommunicated
Excommunication
Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend or limit membership in a religious community. The word means putting [someone] out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group...
from the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
Raming, who in 1986 had co-founded the Gruppe Maria Magdala, Priesteramt für die Frau, which promotes priesthood for women, indicated that her personal experience of misogynistic
Misogyny
Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Philogyny, meaning fondness, love or admiration towards women, is the antonym of misogyny. The term misandry is the term for men that is parallel to misogyny...
religious restrictions including the exclusion of women from ordained offices was the impetus behind her actions.
Works
- 2007: Unser Leben im Einsatz für Menschenrechte der Frauen in der römisch-katholischen Kirche. Lit, Berlin/Munster, ISBN 978-3-8258-0186-1 (together with Iris Müller).
- 2006: Gleichrangig in Christus anstatt: Ausschluss von Frauen „im Namen Gottes“. Lit, Berlin/Munster, ISBN 978-3-8258-9706-2.
- 2002: Priesteramt der Frau: Geschenk Gottes für eine erneuerte Kirche. Lit, Munster/Hamburg/London, ISBN 3-8258-5579-1. Erweiterte Neuauflage von „Der Ausschluß der Frau vom Priesterlichen Amt“ (1973) with bibliography (1974–2001)
- 1998: Aufbruch aus männlichen „Gottesordnungen“: Reformbestrebungen von Frauen in christlichen Kirchen und im Islam. Deutscher Studien-Verlag, Weinheim, ISBN 3-89271-796-6.
- 1998: Zur Priesterin berufen. Thaur, Thaur/Wien/Munich, ISBN 3-85400-070-7 (as editor).
- 1989: Frauenbewegung und Kirche: Bilanz eines 25jährigen Kampfes für Gleichberechtigung und Befreiung der Frau seit dem 2. Vatikanischen Konzil. Studien-Verlag, Weinheim, ISBN 3-89271-148-8.
- 1973: Der Ausschluss der Frau vom priesterlichen Amt: Gottgewollte Tradition oder Diskriminierung? eine rechtshistorisch-dogmatische Untersuchung der Grundlagen von Kanon 968, § 1 d. Codex Iuris Canonici. Böhlau, Cologne/Wien, ISBN 3-412-83073-9 (dissertation).
External links
- Ida Raming in German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Ida Raming and Iris Müller: Erklärung anlässlich der Frauenordination in Österreich, Kirche von unten, June 2002.
- Ordination of more women in 2005
- Zeit: Seven days with Ida Raming (german)