Gender Equality
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Language shapes power: Words matter
Brambilla’s historic appointment is shadowed by a telling detail: an invitation to male-only meetings addressed to her with a masculine title. This slip highlights ongoing resistance to recognising women as equals within the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
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Equality and Synodality
As Pope Francis led the Angelus on Oct. 13, 2024, supporters raised a banner for equality in St. Peter’s Square. Within minutes, police surrounded the We Are Church International group, ordered the banner removed, and detained seven members — despite the message aligning with the Synod’s goals.
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Where were the women?
At Pope Francis’ funeral, aerial shots revealed a telling absence—women in liturgical leadership were nowhere to be seen, raising urgent questions about inclusion in the Church’s most sacred rites.
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Francis’ legacy – women in the Church: A future still unwritten
We know the next pope will not be a woman. But will the new pope take Francis’ slow steps toward change even further—or pull back?
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Deacons – the diaconate – women deacons
Dr Phyllis Zagano and Dr Joe Grayland discuss the diaconate and the actual need for deacons and women deacons. When we talk about the diaconate, we’re talking about many, many different things. What good is the diaconate? Why would anybody want to be a deacon, particularly a woman? Why would a woman want to be…
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The Catholic Church does not need women deacons
Women deacons are effectively working well in the Church, except they’re not called deacons and aren’t ordained. Grayland has worked with eight women across three parishes who served the community full time. While acknowledging the Church might need more priests, Grayland argues the last thing needed is an expanded clerical class through the permanent diaconate.
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