After generations here, they knew no other way of life, despite what the female green priest had tried to tell them.

There, at the edge of the breeding camp, she had met the female green priest.

There is as yet no widely used alternative title to "Father" for female priests.

His second attempt, in 1996, was passed, and the first female priests were ordained the following year.

But 68 percent said they had little hope of seeing a female priest in their lifetime.

She is the first female priest to have her own church, even if only temporarily.

Q. Are female priests any less accepted than their male counterparts?

A. There are many more female priests today than there were 10 years ago.

The aide's job was given to another female priest, an associate of the bishop's.

Henderson will become the first female priest to hold the post.