Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical process
Date
2006
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Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
Abstract
The prevailing position against women's ordination to the ministerial priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church presents itself as an ongoing ecumenical dilemma within and beyond its ecclesial borders. This paper is critical of current attempts at defending or opposing the Vatican ban for different reasons as these do not contribute constructively to unlocking the deadlock. Instead, this paper recommends that the Vatican engages in a strategic process with its dissenters and the broader Christian communion as a point of departure towards a more promising way forward.
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CITATION: Le Bruyns, C. 2006. Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical process. Scriptura, 91(0):56-62, doi:10.7833/91-0-1102.
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Keywords
Priesthood, Women in the Catholic Church, Vatican
Citation
Le Bruyns, C. 2006. Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical process. Scriptura, 91(0):56-62, doi:10.7833/91-0-1102