The Tablet: How those who call for women’s equality in the Church face ‘serious pushback’

…Kate McElwee, executive director of Women’s Ordination Conference, recalled how during the recent papal conclave, while the male cardinals gathered behind closed doors, “we raised pink smoke outside the Vatican. It was a protest, yes, but also a signal: a Church that excludes women is in crisis”.

She said the message of the protest was “a woman’s place is in the conclave. A male only conclave is a celebration of patriarchy and a betrayal of the synodal process. God calls Catholic women to be deacons and priests. Sexism is a cardinal sin, and a Catholic Church without women has never existed and never will.”

Read the full article in The Tablet here.