Major Vatican Reform Effort Ends In “Patriarchal Stalling” On Ordination of Women

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But Petrus said he’s hopeful nonetheless, given that women’s ordination has been raised repeatedly at synod sessions last year and this year and in the synod’s global listening sessions.

“This is obviously something that the Holy Spirit is revealing through the people of God,” Petrus said. “I also feel a strong sense of resolve in many people who simply will not let the clerics have the last word, and I’m honored to stand with them.”