Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical quagmire
Date
2004
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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 provides an overview of the
‘official’ position of Rome in teaching and defending the church’s view against the
ordination of women, even in the midst of great dissent among its members. Then it
proceeds to lay a basic foundation for legitimately and respectfully offering an
ecumenical contribution. Finally it considers several challenges that confront the
ecumenical community in engaging an ecumenical response.
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CITATION: Le Bruyns, C. 2004. Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical quagmire. Scriptura, 85:241-250, doi:10.7833/86-0-953.
The original publication is available at https://scriptura.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at https://scriptura.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Women in the Catholic Church
Citation
Le Bruyns, C. 2004. Women, the Vatican, and hope for the future : an ecumenical quagmire. Scriptura, 85:241-250, doi:10.7833/86-0-953.