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Confusion twice confounded: On the motu proprio Spiritus Domini

January 11, 2021 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 30

Pope Francis’s latest motu proprio, Spiritus Domini, opens up the minor ministries of lector and acolyte to women. On the surface, this can look like much-ado-about nothing since females have been functioning as lectors and […]

Pope Francis opens ministries of lector and acolyte to women: A CNA Explainer

January 11, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Vatican City, Jan 11, 2021 / 11:45 am (CNA).- On Jan. 11, Pope Francis published an apostolic letter issued motu proprio (which means “on his own impulse” in Latin), modifying canon law regarding women’s access to the ministries of le… […]