That the once dominant church is regarded as in perpetual crisis is widely acknowledged, and almost routinely accepted by the church itself. To truly open the church to women priests would be a good starting point. A letter-writer to the Sunday Independent today highlights a document read out by the bishop of his diocese recently, which referred to many issues facing the church, one of which was the lack of Irish priests. However, doing nothing for much longer is not really an option for the Roman Catholic Church. It may well be beyond women’s power to save the Catholic Church from itself either, but perhaps they are its last hope.

Source: Irish Independent November 06, 2023 13:36 UTC