Jesuit lays siege to the Papal office. Synod and female ordination as solvents of Catholicism.
Jesuit laments "monarchical leadership" of the Catholic Church "Is the current constitution truly God's will?" While women make up half the members of the Catholic Church, their involvement in its leadership has been minimal, criticizes Jesuit Stefan Kiechle. He calls for greater freedom for local bodies that dare to take new steps. Jesuit Stefan Kiechle urges greater participation of women in the leadership of the Catholic Church. "Women make up the (larger) half of church members, yet their involvement in leadership—not only in administration but also in shaping the content of church life—has been very limited," writes Kiechle in the journal "Stimmen der Zeit" (June). The former head of the German Province of the Jesuit Order adds: "The fact that women are given middle management positions in diocesan offices and the Vatican in individual cases does not solve the problem, because the higher clergy still hold positions above them."...
