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.
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Kate Kelly, right, walks with a supporter after addressing her supporters at the Church Office Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a vigil Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Kelly was shocked to find out earlier this month from her bishop that she is facing excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which she is a lifelong member.
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In this Sunday, June 22, 2014, photo, Kate Kelly, the founder of Ordain Women, a prominent Mormon women's group, walks with supporters to the Church Office Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a vigil, in Salt Lake City. Kelly could find out Monday if she will be excommunicated from her church.
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In this Sunday, June 22, 2014, photo, Kate Kelly, the founder of a prominent Mormon women's group, center right, receives a hug from a supporter during a vigil, in Salt Lake City. Kelly could find out Monday if she will be excommunicated from her church.
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Kate Kelly, left, walks with supporters to the Church Office Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Salt Lake City. While Kelly's former church leaders meet in Virginia on Sunday night to decide if she'll be ousted from her church, the founder of a prominent Mormon women's group will hold a vigil in Salt Lake City along with hundreds of her supporters.
