Catholic women express hopes, frustrations around topic of expanded role for women in the Church


Many important issues are being considered at the Roman Catholic Church’s Synod of Synodality, its groundbreaking gathering of delegates from around the world to discuss the Church’s future. But one issue that didn’t make it to the official assembly is the role of women, including ordination.


The issue was highlighted as an important topic during a consultation of the world’s Catholics preceding the synod’s official gatherings, starting in 2023 and concluding this month in Rome.


But due to the controversy that surrounds the issue, it’s been sidelined into a study group that will report to Pope Francis in 2025 — to the frustration of some Catholic women in Canada.

 

Read my latest story from the synod in the Free Press. You can also read my short history of the struggle for an increased role for women in the Roman Catholic Church.


Photo above: Press conference at the press office of the Holy See where the topic of the ordination of women was discussed. 

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