Pope Solidifies Ministries for Women churchmilitant.com

In a motu proprio issued Sunday, Pope Francis gave the green light to female lectors, acolytes and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, making it legally impossible for any bishop in communion with Rome to bar women from these liturgical roles.

In the document, titled Spiritus Domini (The Spirit of the Lord), the pontiff modified canon law to reflect, now officially, that these ministries “may be entrusted to all suitable faithful, whether male or female, in accordance with what is already implicitly provided for by Canon 230.”…

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