Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich has said he cannot see how the Catholic Church can endure in the long term if women continue to be excluded from ordained ministry.
Speaking at a symposium in Bonn, he said, according to Kath.Ch: “I cannot imagine how a Church can continue to exist in the long term if half of the people of God suffer because they do not have access to ordained ministry.”
The Archbishop of Luxembourg made the remarks during a conference examining synodality and curial reform, where he reflected on how his own thinking on the issue has developed. He said: “As a bishop, I have also learned that this is not just a demand of some left-leaning women’s groups.” He added that his encounters at parish level had shaped that conclusion, insisting that the concern is more widespread than is sometimes suggested.
