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Women’s role in Catholic Church

Published: Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Madam, - I write on behalf of a group of women who met on Sunday, September 26th to share our thoughts and feelings on the position of women in the Catholic church today. We believe the time has now come for women to share equally in all aspects of the church's life, in all levels of leadership and in particular in the ordained ministry.

Our decision to meet was inspired by Jennifer Sleeman, who called on women to pray in their own homes on September 26th, and to make some form of protest at an exclusively male-dominated church. The Holy Spirit is giving courage to many to speak out against the exclusion of half the human race.

The hierarchical church needs to listen to the voice of women and to value their contribution at the heart of church life, and to include the feminine in all its ministries, language and rituals.

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This article was found in the Irish Times on the 6th October, 2010

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