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Judi Lynn

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 12:03 AM Feb 2021

Nun named to voting position at Vatican praises 'brave' pope


By NICOLE WINFIELD
yesterday

ROME (AP) — A French nun who has become the first woman to hold a voting position at the Vatican said Wednesday that her appointment is evidence the “patriarchal mindset is changing” as more and more women assume high-level decision-making responsibilities in the Catholic hierarchy.

Sister Nathalie Becquart said during a news conference that her appointment as an undersecretary in the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops office was a “brave signal and prophetic decision” by Pope Francis, who has repeatedly stressed the need for women to have a greater say in church governance.

“What I hope is that this will be seen also in the field, in the dioceses, in the parishes,” she said. “I hope this act will encourage other bishops, priests, religious authorities, and that all this will include women more and more.“

Women have long complained of having a second-class status in the Catholic Church, where the priesthood and top Vatican offices, including the papacy itself, are reserved for men.

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https://apnews.com/article/world-news-voting-rights-pope-francis-f89395f9d9a5e721d6b56af7b7f6116b
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Nun named to voting position at Vatican praises 'brave' pope (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2021 OP
She must've given "somebody" a... AmyStrange Feb 2021 #1
 

AmyStrange

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1. She must've given "somebody" a...
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 02:06 PM
Feb 2021

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you know some stupid BAT-SHIT CRAZY retrumplican is saying THAT right now!
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