A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women's organization to be 'brave' in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church.
A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women's organization to be "brave" in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church.
"Not only because of these events in October in Rome, but because the church has found a different way of being church," Zervino said in a recent interview in her Vatican offices. "And for women, this is an extraordinary step forward." The potential that this synod, and a second session next year, could lead to real change on previously taboo topics has given hope to many women and progressive Catholics. At the same time, it has sparked alarm from conservatives, some of whom have warned that the process risks opening a "Pandora's Box" that will split the church.
Of the 464 participants, 365 are voting members, and of them only 54 are women. While organizers insist the aim is to reach consensus, not tally votes like a parliament, the voting reform is nevertheless significant, tangible evidence of Francis' vision of the Catholic Church as being more about its flock than its shepherds.
"It's about how could we be men and women together in this society, in this church, with this vision of equality, of dignity, reciprocity, collaboration, partnership," Becquart said in a June interview.
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