Essay: Can ecumenism survive some Orthodox churches’ resistance to ordained women?
ANNA PIELA, a visiting scholar in religious studies and gender at Northwestern University in the US, writes, in an article published by Religion News Service, that the issue of female ordination is threatening to define the future of ecumenism and Orthodoxy at large…
Vatican puts brakes on progressive German Catholic movement
Vatican City Reuters The Vatican on Thursday slammed the brakes on a German progressive movement that aims to give lay Catholics a say in doctrinal matters such as homosexuality and women priests, saying this risked causing a schism in the universal Church. A short but stern statement said the so-called “Synodal Path” could not assume […]
Vatican includes group backing women’s ordination on website
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican has included a group that advocates for women’s ordination on a website promoting a two-year consultation of rank-and-file Catholics, indicating that Pope Francis wants to hear from all Catholics during the process. The inclusion of the Women’s Ordination Conference on the website promoting the Vatican’s 2023 “synod,” or meeting of bishops, […]