Modernists again threaten to leave the Church if they cannot make Her in their own image
Reform group warns of exodus from the Church Cologne – The Church is losing committed women: The Women's Diaconate Network sees a lack of participation as a key problem. It reaffirms the analysis of a Vatican document and issues a warning. The Women's Diaconate Network underscores the concern expressed in the recent Vatican study that even more committed women could turn their backs on the Church in disappointment. Jutta Mader-Schömer, chairwoman of the reform group based in Cologne, explained on Wednesday: "From many conversations with women in the diaconate, we know that it is by no means just unease, but simply hurt, disappointment, and incomprehension that women feel due to the numerous rejections of their vocation and the devaluation of their commitment." Last week, the Vatican Synod Secretariat published a report on the role of women in the life and leadership of the Church. The report describes the clarification of the "woman question" in the Catholic...