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Choosing men and women from every part of the world and from a wide variety of professions, Pope Benedict XVI nominated 45 experts and 49 observers for the upcoming world Synod of Bishops.
The Oct. 7-28 gathering will include the largest bloc of women — 10 experts and 19 observers — ever to participate in a Vatican synod.
Europe accounts for the overwhelming majority of the appointees, followed by North America, with 10 people from the United States, two from Mexico and one from Canada. A number of the appointees are also advisers to the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization and other Vatican offices.
The Vatican published the list of papal appointments to the synod Saturday.
Experts and observers, who include laypeople, are not voting members of the synod. According to Vatican rules, only priests, bishops and cardinals can be full members who vote and determine the propositions to be presented to the pope at the end of the gathering. [more]
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Tony, the gifts and talents have never been rejected… but the usurpation of vocations and legitimate heirarchical authority must be stopped. Women and men have their place in the Church, and women cannot be clergy.
Please don’t politicize the pope’s choice.
Women certainly be ordained deacons, and deacons are clergy. I refer you to Bishops Wecela piece in the current issue of America.
The gifts and talents of women should be welcomed at every level of church life and evolvement. Because The office of cardinal,which does not date back to apostolic tradition could be open to woman. Bishop Wecela of the Diocese of Rockville Centre that the ordination of women deacons needs to be revisited and implemented.
Very enlightening Tony. Thank you for your continuing input.