(THE TABLET. Sarah Mac Donald).
Significant challenges to women’s participation in the life and mission of the Church include the need for canonical and institutional reform and the lack of representation in leadership roles, according to the Irish Church’s feedback for this autumn’s synodal assembly in Rome.
The summary report, from dioceses and groups in the Irish Church, says that while there is a growing recognition of the valuable contributions that women are making, the question of women’s ordination to the priesthood and the permanent diaconate continues to be present in Irish contributions.