[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: USCCB National Synthesis includes call for women's ordination

Tue Sep 20 13:17:13 PDT 2022

Amazing! The US Bishops think women’s ordination is a justice issue! Their
eyes are being opened. Thank you Sophia!  Catherine

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From: Women's Ordination Conference <woc at womensordination.org>
Date: Tue, Sep 20, 2022 at 3:15 PM
Subject: USCCB National Synthesis includes call for women's ordination
To: <catherine.walther at gmail.com>

Let her voice carry!
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Dear Catherine,
The US bishops have now made their national synthesis
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of diocesan synod sessions publicly available, and if that wasn't enough of
a surprise, it also included this quote:

“There was a desire for stronger leadership, discernment, and
decision-making roles for women – both lay and religious – in their
parishes and communities: ‘people mentioned a variety of ways in which
women could exercise leadership, including preaching and ordination as
deacon or priest. Ordination for women emerged not primarily as a solution
to the problem of the priest shortage, but as a matter of justice.’”

Even filtered through the USCCB, a clear and bold call for women's
ordination as a matter of justice made it into the document. That is an
amazing thing. And would not, could not, happen without you! Thank you for
the ways you courageously and vulnerably engaged with the synod —through
WOC, your parish, or other reform groups.

This report joins a global chorus of voices calling out for Gospel
equality. In England, Ireland, southern Africa, Australia, Germany, Spain,
Canada, and elsewhere, the People of God long for ordination justice. (See
below for our blog series on this!)
So what’s next for Pope Francis’ synod?

Now, the process zooms out to the Continental Phase, where groups of lay
experts and bishops representing large geographical and "episcopal regions"
so to speak, will draft a “Final Document for the Continental Phase''
summarizing themes collected in national reports. These documents will then
form the basis of the Instrumentum Laboris, or working document, for the
final stage of the synod.

While not much is known yet about who has been hand-picked by the hierarchy
to guide this phase of the process - largely behind closed doors - we know
from experience that our efforts must continue.

The preparatory documents for the synod emphasized that this process is not
about creating more documents, and we agree.

So even as we celebrate the recognition of a long-overdue injustice in the
church (and we should!), and the deep listening that brought us to this
moment, we cannot put our faith in words alone.

WOC is committed to continuing the journey so that not only will our voices
carry to the Vatican, but carry the church to a new day. Thank you for not
just talking the talk, but walking the walk of justice with us. The work
continues.
For equality,
Kate McElwee
Executive Director
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Katie Lacz
Program Director

P.S. If you haven't had a chance to read our "Let Her Voice Carry" synod
report yet, here it is
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Synod series on the WOC Blog
On our blog, "The Table," writer Regina Bannan evaluates the synod
processes of Australia, Germany, Ireland, the U.S., and the UK. Read her
series here: The Table
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A 12-Day "Bouquet" with St. Thérèse, patron saint of women's ordination
Today we begin our "12-Day Bouquet" of reflection as we lead up to the Oct.
1 feast day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the patron saint of women's
ordination who wrote, "I feel in me the vocation of priest!"

Based off of her writing during a retreat of discernment, we now offer a
12-day "bouquet" of discernment and prayer on social media - with a few WOC
tweaks. Check back on Facebook and Instagram each day for a new reflection!
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