In a wide-ranging interview this week
with Reuters, Pope Francis was asked to respond to
the idea of a woman with a "strong
desire" to become a priest.
Throughout his pontificate, Pope
Francis has remained trapped in outdated arguments about the role of women as
the "bride of Christ," and unwilling to walk with women who
prayerfully discern a call to priesthood.
Pope Francis needs to meet Paula
Hoeffer.
Beyond just desire, women prayerfully
discern their call to priesthood from God, just as men do. We know these women
and we support these women. To be a
priest is rooted in a calling from God; no man should attempt to deny that
call.
In this week's Catholic Women Called
video, Paula shares how her unexpected call brought her to deeper joy and
authenticity.
In endorsing his
predecessors' misogyny, Pope Francis loses credibility among the majority
of Catholics calling for women's ordination as deacons and priests. Until
women's priestly vocations are recognized and affirmed by the Church through
ordination, women will have no true leadership and equity in its structures, no
matter how many dicasteries they are appointed to lead.
Our work to uncompromisingly advocate for women's equality in our Church urgently continues. A door jammed with sexism cannot hold.
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