The document proposes the recognition of 'new spaces of responsibility for women' and calls for a change in ecclesial attitudes and language perceived as limiting women's participation.
The Vatican published a synod report urging expanded female and lay ‘co-responsibility’ in seminaries, calling for women to influence vocational discernment prior to ordinations.
Fr. Vitaliano Della Sala claims a female Christ Child would expose the apparent ‘injustice’ in Church teaching excluding women from the possibility of receiving Holy Orders.
With two new documents in addition to the notes on marriage and Marian titles, 'the mandate Pope Francis had given us two years ago comes to an end,’ declared Fr. Armando Matteo.
Cdl. Jean-Claude Hollerich urged synod participants to also focus on the question of 'ecumenism' during the next stage of the synod, and how it would orientate faith.