Pope Francis said in a document that women have 'legitimate claims' to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but stopped short of endorsing recent calls to give women leadership roles.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have"legitimate claims" to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped short of endorsing recent calls from his own bishops to give women leadership roles.
In the new document reflecting at length on the October meeting, Francis did not echo that sweeping conclusion. Instead, he wrote that a church that listens to young people must be attentive to women's"legitimate claims" for equality and justice, as well as better train both men and women with leadership potential.
Francis' new document, a 299-paragraph booklet entitled"Christ is Alive," covers a wide range of issues confronting young people today. In it, he notes that many feel alienated from the church because of its sexual and financial scandals, and are suffering themselves from untold forms of exploitation, conflict and despair.
Asked if that message wasn't putting young people in potentially dangerous positions with potential predators, another synod organizer, Monsignor Fabio Fabene, said it was the contrary.
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