Austrian Catholic women still want to attempt the impossible even after Vatican report
Catholic Women's Movement sees open discourse on the ordination of women Publication of the final report of the Vatican study commission welcomed as a "turning point" and "end of a taboo" - Chairwoman Ritter-Grepl: Discussion has only just begun, next steps now with the Pope. The Catholic Women's Movement (kfbö) has reacted positively to the recent publication of the Final Report of the Study Commission on the Diaconate of Women. Contrary to the simplistic portrayal in some media outlets of the report as a rejection of women's ordination, the Catholic Women's Movement of Austria (kfbö) sees "a significantly more complex and much more open picture" in the report, which could even represent a "turning point in church policy": "For the first time, all theological, historical, and pastoral arguments have been presented transparently, and for the first time, it is clearly documented that a final judgment is not yet possible,"...
