Christine Schenk writes:

"The statement published Dec. 4 is rife with dubious theology, not only about women deacons but about the nature of salvation through Jesus Christ. Consider this proposition:

'The masculinity of Christ, and therefore the masculinity of those who receive Holy Orders, is not accidental, but is an integral part of sacramental identity, preserving the divine order of salvation in Christ.'"

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ncronline.org/opinion/womens-r…

"'To alter this reality would not be a simple adjustment of ministry but a rupture of the nuptial meaning of salvation.'

The gist of course is that women are not men and therefore they cannot be ordained.

This line of thinking echoes the same problematic theology that appears in other church documents denying ordination to women."

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"Are Christians saved by maleness or by the Word of God, enfleshed in Jesus, human and divine? Jesus' maleness is irrelevant to our salvation. Framed more positively we need to understand 'Christ as representative of all humanity, not of biological maleness,' to quote Mary Grey."

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Mary E. Hunt writes,

"In 2025, Catholic theology still requires a penis for full personhood. …

There’s something blatantly wrong with the thinking that cements women’s secondary status in the Catholic Church. These are matters that theologians debated 50 years ago. Today, the prejudices have been so thoroughly debunked that there’s nothing left to argue."

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religiondispatches.org/marking…

"Imagine someone in law or medicine trying to argue in 2025 that fully qualified women, often the best and brightest students, cannot practice their chosen professions because of their gender. …

Today, barely a quarter of U.S. Catholics attend mass on a regular basis. Many have long since taken their leave for greener spiritual pastures."

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"Given this latest decision by the Study Commission (and the long standing data linking decisions like this one to disaffiliation), I predict that many more Catholics will look for wisdom and spiritual care well beyond the confines of the Magisterium until the Pope and bishops are left talking to themselves while the work of ministry goes on without them."

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"The synod’s Final Document, which Pope Francis approved on October 26, 2024, fails to address reproductive rights, effectively preventing discussion on the subject from taking place in the implementation phase.

Statistically speaking, participants in the synod likely have benefited from contraception, had abortions, or needed medical care for pregnancy loss."

~ Manuela Tironi

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theoverreachmonitor.substack.c…

Where the Synod on Synodality Fell Short

I’ve worked at the intersection of faith and reproductive justice for a while, and I’ve been tracking the Vatican’s promises long enough to be skeptical — but when Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality back in 2021, even I felt hopeful.

^{Manuela Tironi (The Overreach Monitor: A Catholics for Choice Watchdog)}

"In the U.S., 63% of Catholics believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and 99% of Catholic women have used birth control at some point in their lives. And considering that 1 in 4 abortion patients is Catholic, there is no denying that abortion is a part of the life of the church."

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"The truth is that the church hierarchy’s absolute ban on abortion is only about 150 years old — and we know how old the church is, right? The Catholic church’s so-called 'constant teaching' on abortion has changed significantly throughout the ages. It was not until 1869 that the Catholic church first prohibited abortion at any stage of pregnancy, and the teaching was not codified until 1917."

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