St.
Clare and St. Francis were close spiritual companions whose agenda of reform gifted
the church with a new form of religious life and a renewal of Gospel living.
As St. Clare resisted the Vatican definition of religious life in the 13th century and became the first woman to write an egalitarian Rule of Life approved by the Church, so feminist theologians and women priests today are charting a new path toward Gospel equality in an inclusive church.
Let’s hope that Pope Francis listens to the signs of the times and follows Saint Francis's and Saint Clare’s example of Gospel partnership in a reformed, egalitarian church where justice is a reality for women and men in all ecclesial ministries and church governance including women priests. Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP, www.arcwp.org
As St. Clare resisted the Vatican definition of religious life in the 13th century and became the first woman to write an egalitarian Rule of Life approved by the Church, so feminist theologians and women priests today are charting a new path toward Gospel equality in an inclusive church.
Let’s hope that Pope Francis listens to the signs of the times and follows Saint Francis's and Saint Clare’s example of Gospel partnership in a reformed, egalitarian church where justice is a reality for women and men in all ecclesial ministries and church governance including women priests. Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP, www.arcwp.org
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