Rome Newsroom, Dec 13, 2022 / 09:20 am
The highest-ranking woman in the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops has said that the ordination of women as Catholic priests is “not an open question” at this time.
Sister Nathalie Becquart, who serves as an undersecretary for the Church’s ongoing Synod on Synodality, was recently named on the BBC’s list of 100 inspiring and influential women around the world.
In an article published Dec. 13, the French religious sister said that there are many ways for women to serve the Church, but ordination is not an option.
“For the Catholic Church at this moment, from an official point of view, it’s not an open question,” Becquart told the BBC.