By Chico Harlan Chico Harlan Rome bureau chief covering southern Europe and sometimes parts beyond Email Bio Follow April 2 at 8:06 AM ROME — In a new major document addressed to “all Christian young people,” Pope Francis called for a church with “open doors” that can acknowledge past ills and be attentive to women seeking “greater justice and equality.”
“How, then, will she be able to respond to the dreams of young people?” Francis wrote in the so-called apostolic exhortation, entitled “Christ is Alive.” He also offered a reminder that “those who committed these horrible crimes are not the majority of priests.” Though Francis has previously acknowledged the power gap between abusers and victims, the pontiff wrote that “if you see a priest at risk, because he has lost the joy of his ministry, or seeks affective compensation, or is taking the wrong path, remind him of his commitment to God and his people, remind him of the Gospel and urge him to hold to his course.
“In these words we recognize a cardinal principle of Pope Francis’s teachings, already present in Amoris Laetitia: the principle of inclusive pastoral care — that is, capable of welcoming everyone, overcoming any form of elitism,” Baldisseri said.
Put the Gospel of Mary Magdalene in the Bible! People need to know what happened after the resurrected Christ told her to go tell the apostles what she saw! Pontifex VaticanNews
The church is a place of faith.
Bible resricts men: 'Oh! That was ancient times! We don't have to do that'. Bible restricts women: 'You have to OBEY! That's your 'role' '.
Instead of cherry-picking the Bible to try to brainwash women.
Let’s practice what we preach shall we Pontifex let’s have a woman pope or at the very least lets start them off as cardinals. It isn’t a matter of, should. It is a matter of, must. It’s embarrassing that this is still up for discussion in 2019.
he gets more droll as he finds his voice for oppressed people
The hypocrite opens his mouth again 😏
The church DOES support women’s rights. It would be nice if the pope would for a moment at least pretend to understand Catholicism.
Better horrifically late than never?
thiagocerqueira antes tarde do que nunca
No kidding? Welcome to the 21st century!
then allow abortion and birth control.
Should? OrdainWomen PaxChristi 🙏💗🌿
Ok. Let’s stop the abuse of nuns and children at the hands of priests. That would be an awesome start. Old tired story from the Vatican.
The bible said a man shall rule over a woman and Paul said I suffer not a woman to usurp authority over man that's it so who are you to change the Law of the Creator
And the unborn.
Newsflash, eh?
Kinda tired of the catholic church jumping on band wagons trying to be relevant and thinking they can distract us while they hide their pedo priests.
How about little boy’s rights though?
Should? the F is wrong with you Pope ... Why are you not saying ... The church 'is' supporting women's right ... you got a serious pb!!
I don’t want to hear from him anymore. He should have accepted the cardinal’s resignation.
Germany and the Netherlands and the rest of the West the time has come crushed you. Ready he was humiliated and the beating of the game.
What rights do women have that men don’t?
Like the right to become Priests!
An Onion piece?😂😂
Blah, blah, blah...same bullshit rhetoric. Nothing changes in this archaic, self-serving, male chauvinist institution. Until women are on equal footing in every capacity....his words mean nothing.
So when is going to ordain the first women priest?
They are already have every right.
What penance is due for 2000 years of patriarchal horror, evil and terror toward women?
Really. Then have women priests.
Agreed. Now open up the priesthood to women.
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