Progressives Irate over Pope Francis Letter Confirm Conservatives’ Fears
Pope Francis has succeeded in enraging radical Catholics with a new letter that affirms traditional discipline regarding priestly celibacy and women’s ordination.
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Vatican: The Catholic Church Cannot Ever Ordain Women Priests
The head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said Tuesday that the church’s ban on women priests is permanent and irreformable because it is “bound by the Lord’s decision” to ordain only men.
Conservative Anglican Bishop Steps Aside after Liberal Attacks
A bishop in the Church of England has been forced to decline a new appointment following an outcry from liberals opposed to his view on women priests.
Pope Francis Says Ban on Women Priests Is ‘Final’
During the papal press conference on the return flight from Sweden to Rome Tuesday, Pope Francis confirmed that the Church’s longstanding ban on women priests is final and not subject to change.
Pope Francis to Study the Question of Women Deacons in the Church
Pope Francis says he will set up a commission to study the possibility of allowing women to become deacons, the clerical order one step below a priest.
Top Cardinal Says Vatican Prime Minister ‘Could Be a Woman’
The Vatican’s Secretary of State said this week that there is no reason why a woman could not occupy his post in the future—the equivalent of Prime Minister—since “the office is not bound to the sacraments and to the priesthood.”
Catholic Nun Excommunicated after Secretly Attempting to Be Ordained a Priest
A 67-year-old Roman Catholic nun was excommunicated and ousted from her religious order last week after revealing that she had been secretly ordained a priest earlier this year and has since been presiding over Catholic rituals.
New York Times Ends Two-Year Love Affair with Pope Francis
This week, Pope Francis will celebrate the second anniversary of his election to the papacy, marked by a notable cooling in the Left’s embrace of a man they had hoped would bring revolutionary change to the Catholic Church.
