Women lead in the Church, even as Catholics debate their role

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Erin Saiz Hanna, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference in Washington, D.C., agrees that women leading Catholic organizations is worthy of celebration, but said the Church still comes up short when it comes to women because of its ordination rules.

“Women are told that they can be anything they want to be, and that any form of exclusion is ridiculous and unnecessary, so to see that discrimination in your Church is a complete disconnect from what makes sense,” she said.