This is how the Cardinal Archbishop of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Hollerich, expressed himself in a symposis on ‘Synodality and Preaching of the Gospel: two fundamental elements of the ecclesiastical reform of Pope Francis’, held this past Thursday in Bonn (Germany).
“As bishop, I have also learned that this is not only a requirement of some left-wing women’s associations,” added who was the general rapporteur at the Synod on Synodality held in two sessions in 2023/2024.
“When I talk to the women of the parishes, 90% share this opinion,” he added, indicating that the bishops must also take it into account and that he himself has changed his position on it.
However, Hollerich asked for patience, arguing that, for women of other cultures, the debate on the ordination by European women is often perceived as an “artificial problem,” according to the Katholisch portal. “This is a reality that we must recognize.”
In any case, he stressed the steps already taken in this regard, for example, after the reform of the Curia implemented by Pope Francis with its apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which allows women to occupy leadership positions in the Vatican Curia, something that, according to the Luxembourg cardinal, will continue under the pontificate of Leo XIV.