An Open Letter to Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ
COMMENTARY: The question of who may be ordained is not a matter of discipline but of divine revelation and the nature of the Church itself.
Results from Tag: 'women's ordination'
Luxembourg’s Cardinal Hollerich Says Women’s Ordination Essential to Church’s Future
'When I speak with the women in the parishes, 90% among us have the same opinion,' the cardinal said, adding that bishops are obliged to listen to such voices.
Inside the Papal Commission on Women and the Diaconate
COMMENTARY: The subject is a matter of theology before it is a matter of discipline.
Why Christ Won’t Let His Church Ordain Women
COMMENTARY: Popes from John Paul II to Francis have made clear that the Church cannot ordain women — yet some persist in revisiting what is already settled teaching.
How ‘Special Interest Advocacy’ Works at the Synod on Synodality
ANALYSIS: Tuesday’s ‘women’s ordination’ event, which synod delegates were invited to via mass email, is a good illustration of how side events attempt to influence the process.
Why Is ‘Women’s Ordination’ Still Dominating Media Coverage of the Synod?
ANALYSIS: News media already has a built-in tendency to downplay nuance and highlight novelty, but this is arguably accentuated at the synod.
Pope Francis on Female Deacons: ‘No’
Pressed by O’Donnell as to whether a female diaconate was “something you’re open to,” Pope Francis replied: “If it is deacons with holy orders, no.”
Cardinal Hollerich Urges Caution, Dialogue on Women’s Ordination
The cardinal, who has previously courted controversy on doctrinal matters, emphasized the need for ongoing discussion.
Pope Francis ‘Very Much in Favor’ of Women’s Diaconate, Says Italian Theologian
In an interview with a Spanish-language daily newspaper, Salesian Sister Linda Pocher added that the issue is something the Holy See is working toward.
Bishop Strickland: Church Has ‘No Authority Whatsoever’ to Ordain Women to Priesthood
Bishop Strickland said that throughout the centuries the Church has always held that only men can be ordained to the priesthood.
