It's time for Pope Francis to give women a bigger role in the Catholic Church
BY KATHLEEN CUMMINGS / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013, 9:29 PM
Will this Francis find a Clare? ...
I talk to many Catholic women who find a patriarchal church increasingly out of sync with a culture in which so few doors are closed to them. For most of U.S. history, Catholic women found, through religious life, far more opportunities for education, meaningful work and leadership inside the church than outside of it.
But transformations for women in American society have far outpaced change within the church, causing many Catholic women to wonder whether they have much of a future in it ...
Over time, he could appoint more women, lay and religious, to visible positions of power the Vatican. My best advice to Pope Francis, if he doesn’t already have a female friend, confidante or spiritual director — find one fast. The best priests I know surround themselves with women ...
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