Showing posts with label Women's Ordination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women's Ordination. Show all posts
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Carson: Women Should Be Ordained
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s faith has been a point of discussion in recent weeks, as outlets have delved deeply into the core beliefs of his Seventh-day Adventist denomination.
Amid the ongoing discussion, Carson has revealed that there’s at least one key issue on which he disagrees with church officials: the ordination of women.
“I don’t see any reason why women can’t be ordained,” Carson told the Associated Press in a recent interview.
This is notable, considering that the the denomination voted 1,381 to 977 to preclude regional bodies from ordaining female pastors this past July at its 60th General Conference Session, as Religion News Service reported at the time.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY Speaking to an Italian women's organization Saturday, Pope Francis expressed a desire for women to become more involved in the Roman Catholic Church.
Recalling the "indispensable role" of women in society, Francis said he has been pleased to see women sharing pastoral responsibilities with priests and families, adding that he wants women to take on a role that is "more capillary and incisive" in the church.
In the address, Francis praised women for their "gifts of delicacy," including a "special sensitivity and tenderness." He also spoke of women in the workplace, noting their role should be expanded there as well.
"This is important, for without these attitudes, without these contributions of the woman, the human vocation would not be realized," Francis said.
The pope was addressing the Centro Italiano Femminile (Italian Women's Centre), a non-profit women's association based on Christian values.
Source:
USA Today
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