Vatican 'suffragettes' want vote, change, in a man's Church

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS OCTOBER 23, 2018 / 6:57 AM / UPDATED 38 MINUTES AGO

Vatican 'suffragettes' want vote, change, in a man's Church

Philip Pullella
7 MIN READ

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic women say there’s a clerical stained glass ceiling in the Vatican, and they want to shatter it.

They want to vote in major policy meetings. They want Pope Francis to deliver on his promise to put more women in senior positions in the Holy See’s administration. And some of them say they want to be priests.

“Knock knock! Who’s there? More than half the Church!” several dozen Catholic women chanted outside the Vatican on Oct. 3, the first day of this year’s synod of bishops from around the world.

The role of women in the Church has been a recurring theme at the month-long meeting, which brings together some 300 bishops, priests, nuns and lay participants. Only about 35 are women.

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[spooky3]

1. I know it's in the headline but wanted to say that some feminists

Object to “suffragette” as minimizing and prefer “suffragist”, which could be used for both men and women.

[in2herbs]

2. If they think they're that powerful why don't they leave the church and start their own?