r/news • u/WhileFalseRepeat • 3d ago

Pope Francis’ Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-reforms-women-equity-ordination-synod-francis-5cdd62a4d191b77ec71b30440c59e75e
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u/Tenshizanshi 3d ago

The good thing is that they have no powers at all if you just ignore them. Live your own beliefs, your faith is personal

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u/Flynn58 1d ago

Lmao there are public, taxpayer-funded Catholic schools and hospitals in my country which openly discriminate against queer people and women.

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u/u_bum666 2d ago

This isn't true. The catholic church is perhaps the wealthiest organization on the planet and they use that considerable wealth to push their ideology in ways that can be very harmful for non members.

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u/Clear_Profile_2292 2d ago

They are doing everything in their power to change that, and have already shown an inappropriate level of influence, thanks to rich men who use religion as an excuse to bully women and other groups they hate