Pope Francis attends a meeting of the General Congregation of Synod of Bishops, in Paul VI hall, in Vatican City, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of Church leaders drawing to a close this week, by shunting aside the question of finally letting women be ordained as clergy.
Women's roles in the Church have been hotly debated on the sidelines during the Synod of Bishops, the second of two month-long Vatican summits being held a year apart following an unprecedented two-year canvassing of opinions of Catholics across the world.
