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 johannes nicolaas maria wijngaards
john wijngaards

johannes nicolaas maria wijngaards -lrb- born 1935 , in surabaya , indonesia -rrb- is a catholic spiritual author and controversial theologian .
since 1977 he has been prominent in his public opposition to the teaching of the catholic church on the impossibility of ordaining women to the priesthood .
in 1998 he resigned from his priestly ministry in protest against pope john paul ii 's decrees ` ordinatio sacerdotalis ' and ` ad tuendam fidem ' which forbid further discussion of the women priests ' issue in the catholic church .
