Mothering Sundays: Pope Francis and the Challenge of Women's Role within the Church
The article reports on the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State Pope Francis named the first woman to a managerial position in the Vatican's most important office, the Secretariat of State; the world's bishops suggested that Francis reconvene a commission he...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Jesuits
[2020]
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The Way
Year: 2020, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 29-39 |
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Women
B Catholic Church B Francis, Pope, 1936- B CONFESSION (Christianity) B Bishops B Vatican City |
| Summary: | The article reports on the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State Pope Francis named the first woman to a managerial position in the Vatican's most important office, the Secretariat of State; the world's bishops suggested that Francis reconvene a commission he had created, at the urging of nuns, to study the ordination of women as permanent deacons; and church ministers who are able to perform some of the duties of priests, but not to say Mass or hear confessions. |
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