Synod on Synodality: LGBT Issues, Female Diaconate Discussed in Emotional Second Week
There is a lot of talk about avoiding the media’s agenda for the Synod, and it is a legitimate concern... but is there a theological agenda on the Synod?
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Synod on Synodality: Laywoman’s Speech Opposing Women’s Ordination Draws Big Ovation
Described as ‘profound and real,’ the speech characterized calls for women’s ordination as a form of clericalism and as a distraction from what Catholic women want and need.
Synod on Synodality: Who Will Be Writing the Crucial Summary Report of the Synod?
Chief spokesman Paolo Ruffini told reporters last week that the drafters are assisted by collaborators called ‘sherpas’ and added that ‘it makes no sense to give their names.’
As Synod on Synodality’s Continental Stage Concludes, Women’s Ordination Issue Remains in Play
NEWS ANALYSIS: While there was worldwide agreement on the need for a greater role for women in Church decision-making, calls for the ordination of female deacons and priests generated less consensus.
Vatican Announces Laypeople, Including Women, Will Vote in Synod on Synodality Assembly
Cardinal Mario Grech, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, said the non-bishop participants — among them priests, religious, deacons, and laypeople — ‘are witnesses of the memory of the process, of the itinerary, of the discernment that began two years ago.’
Are These the Two Women Pope Francis Will Appoint to the Dicastery of Bishops?
A Vatican source told CNA that the two women most likely appointed to the department of bishops are Sister Nicoletta Vittoria Spezzati and Sister Mary Melone.
Pope’s Cardinal Advisers Debate Women’s Role in the Church With Amazon Nun
Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers heard a testimony from a Franciscan sister from the Brazilian Amazon this week as the council continues to discuss the role of women in the Church.
Pope Francis’ Cardinal Advisers Discuss Role of Women in the Church and the ‘Marian Principle’
U.S. Cardinal Sean O’Malley was among the group that took part in the Feb. 21-23 meeting, which also included discusson of synodality.
German ‘Synodal Way’ Members Back Text Calling For Women Priests
Earlier on Friday, members of the Synodal Assembly backed an appeal to relax the celibacy requirement for priests in the Latin Church, when they endorsed a text on 'the pledge of celibacy in priestly ministry.'
Synod of Bishops’ Resources Website Links to Women’s Ordination Group
The Women’s Ordination Conference, founded in 1975, describes itself as “the oldest and largest organization working to ordain women as deacons, priests, and bishops.”
