Head of German bishops: ‘I consider the female diaconate to be very legitimate’
Bishop Georg Bätzing presented arguments that could also be used to introduce female ‘priests’ or even ‘bishops.’
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German church in danger of becoming ‘national church’ and ‘secularized,’ two cardinals warn
Cardinal Müller and Cardinal Woelki once again criticize the synodal path.
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German archbishop: John Paul II’s teaching can’t ‘stifle’ debate on female priests
Archbishop Stefan Hesse said Catholics ‘have to be allowed to think and discuss the issues.’
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Female priests are ‘possible’: new Francis-appointed Vatican finance council member
‘In my view, a great deal is possible in this area,’ said Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof, a new female member of the Vatican’s Council for the Economy.
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The long war for female Catholic priests is reaching its climax
The St. Gallen mafia’s long war to revolutionize the priesthood has now reached a decisive moment. The showdown for the soul of the priesthood is here, raging at the Amazon Synod.
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Vatican’s former doctrine head: Ban on female deacons, priests an infallible Catholic ‘dogma’
Cardinal Gerhard Müller said that it’s an infallible teaching of the Church that women cannot receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders in each of its three degrees – deacon, priest, bishop.
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John Paul II’s ban on female priests ‘not a dogma’: key Amazon Synod organizer
St. John Paul II declared that the Church has 'no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.'
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Former papal nuncio demands women’s ordination at Mass, parishioners applaud
'We cannot tolerate this flagrant discrimination against women on the part of the Church.'
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Dissident priest group backed by prominent bishops demands Catholic priestesses
Bishops involved with the Association of U.S. Catholic priests include Cdl. Blase Cupich, Abp. Robert Carlson, and Abp. John Wester.
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Nun appointed by Pope Francis to advise bishops praises ‘small steps’ toward women’s ordination
Sr. Maria Luisa Berzosa called the development of women as priests 'a natural progression.'
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