Vatican Meeting Puts Women on the Agenda, But Will Change Follow?
By Elisabetta Povoledo
The New York Times
ROME — The Vatican’s extraordinary three-week meeting of bishops from the Amazon region, which ends this weekend, has generated intense debate within the church over the possibility of ordaining older, married men in remote areas.
But those gathered will also make important proposals about the role of the region’s women in the Roman Catholic Church. While a handful of those women have been present for the conversation, as usual, none of them will actually have a say.