CNN: Pope to allow women to vote at global bishops meeting
Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis will allow women to participate and vote for the first time at an upcoming meeting of Catholic bishops in October.
The meeting, known as a synod, normally only allows bishops to vote.
Pope Francis on Wednesday approved guidelines that will expand participation and voting to include lay people and women….
…The US-based Women’s Ordination Conference advocates for women priests. Although the development is a long way from the campaign group’s stated aim, it was nonetheless warmly welcomed by them.
In a press statement published on its website in reaction to the news, the organization said it “celebrates” the development.
“This is a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling, and the result of sustained advocacy, activism and the witness of the collaborative ‘Votes for Catholic Women’ campaign, of which the Women’s Ordination Conference played a founding role,” it said.