
Cardinal Fernández Says Female Diaconate Will be Studied ‘More Intensively’
This meeting was called at the initiative of the cardinal in response to some members being frustrated by his absence from a meeting scheduled for last week.
This meeting was called at the initiative of the cardinal in response to some members being frustrated by his absence from a meeting scheduled for last week.
However, he underscored that the Pontiff “is very concerned” about the role of women in the Church and therefore called for further reflection “without concentrating on holy orders.”
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new interview that the document would address ‘moral questions such as sex-change surgery, surrogacy, and gender ideology.’
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a Spanish-language interview that he foresaw the criticism he would receive for the 26-year-old book.
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, one of the most powerful men in the Vatican, responded to criticism about a book he wrote in the 1990s on spirituality and sensuality, noting that he canceled the book shortly after its publication.
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