'Save Catholic church' by lifting ban on female priests, activists say

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Source: The Guardian

‘Save Catholic church' by lifting ban on female priests, activists say

Campaigners gather outside Vatican as church struggles with shortage of priests

Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Tue 22 Oct 2019 18.23 BST
Last modified on Tue 22 Oct 2019 18.45 BST

Campaigners have gathered in Rome to call for the lifting of a ban on female priests that would “save the Catholic Church” where it is failing to ordain enough men.

Activists from the Women’s Ordination Worldwide (Wow) group protested outside the Vatican on Tuesday as the church’s hierarchy pondered the idea of allowing married men in the Amazon to become priests in order to plug the shortage in the region.

The activists argue that ordaining women priests would solve the issue as effectively and should be prioritised.

”Empowering women would save the church,” said Kate McElwee, a Rome-based representative of Wow. “Our church and our Earth are in crisis – and empowering women in roles that they are already serving in their communities is a solution. We’re advocating for equality and that includes ordination.”

The church has been struggling with a shortage of priests for decades, particularly in Europe and North America, which have had sharp falls in church membership as well as devastating sexual abuse scandals. In some places, priests have been moved from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, where the church is flourishing, to fill vacancies.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/22/catholic-church-lift-ban-on-female-priests-activists-say

[abqtommy]

1. I don't see any reason why anyone should be concerned with saving the Catholic Church.

But then I have developed a strong intolerance for any similar corrupt organization, like the US reTHUGlican party and its members.

[3Hotdogs]

2. + 1

[AlexSFCA]

3. RCC is a criminal enterprise and must be taken down

this isn’t even about religion. This particular organization has been directly involved in massive sexual abuse of minors throughout the globe and tried to cover up and avoid criminal penalties for the abusers; in most cases successfully. It must be eradicated from the face of the Earth by litigating it into bankruptcy but more importantly imposing criminal penalties on every single person involved in cover ups and abuse.
Any organization that is associated with RCC must be treated as having ties to organized crime. No RCC affiliated organization should ever be allowed to take care of anyone under 18.
I consider anyone who donates money or transfers payments to RCC affiliated orgs as de facto sponsors of sexual abuse of minors.
It will require all of us to get rid of this evil as it has amassed enormous amount of influence and wealth.