U.S. Catholic Group Faults Pope for Opposition to Women Priests
WASHINGTON – The Women’s Ordination Conference expressed its disappointment Monday with Pope Francis for keeping the door closed to women’s ordination into the priesthood.
The WOC “is deeply discouraged to learn of Pope Francis’ remarks regarding women’s ordination,” Executive Director Erin Saiz Hanna said in a communique.
“We cannot limit the role of women in the Church to altar girls or the president of a charity, there must be more..,” the pontiff said in response to a question during a wide-ranging session with reporters on the papal plane en route back to Rome from Rio de Janeiro.