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Belgian bishops could back women deacons and ending priestly celibacy in a Church more ‘present in the digital world’

February 21, 2024

ROME – In the lead up to this year’s closing session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, Belgian bishops have reportedly opened a national discussion on allowing women deacons and ending the requirement of priestly celibacy. According to Belgian Catholic news site Kerknet, the Belgian bishops’ conference ahead of the October 2-27 synod happening later

Why would women want to be Catholic priests when they can be Saints instead

January 04, 2024

The leaders of the German Synodal Way decided to make waves in 2023 by leaving Biblical theology and anthropology at the door and endorsing whatever they thought secular society wanted them to endorse. This included female ordination. There are some very compelling reasons why we do not need women priests in the Catholic Church, and

Catholic politician touted as Germany’s next leader says women should be ordained as priests

May 10, 2018

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, regarded as a likely successor to Angela Merkel, accepted it would be an 'immense break' with tradition

Why were there no women at the Last Supper?

March 28, 2018

Jewish social convention would have dictated that women be present at a seder meal. So why did they not attend?

Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/03/18

March 09, 2018

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The ‘Ecumenical Mass’ idea may be dead, but what comes next?

November 07, 2017

From women deacons to married priests, Vatican officials seem to be 'flying the kite' for several radical ideas

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/08/17

August 23, 2017

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Jesuit superior general: ‘We have formed symbolic figures such as the devil to express evil’

June 01, 2017

Fr Sosa also said that if there were women deacons, 'more doors' could open afterwards

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