Mormon Church Excommunicates Founder of Women’s Group
Published June 23, 2014 Associated Press
The Mormon church excommunicated the founder of a prominent women’s group Monday, a rare move that brings down the harshest punishment available on an adherent who created an organization and staged demonstrations in a push for women to join the faith’s priesthood.
The ousting of Kate Kelly marks one of the most significant excommunications in recent church history and sends a stern warning to others publicly challenging church practice and forming groups around their cause, scholars who study Mormonism say.