Pope Grants Women Voting Rights at Bishops' Meeting
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Pope Francis has approved changes that will allow women and lay people to vote at a major meeting of bishops, marking a concrete shift towards the democratization of the Catholic Church. The meeting, set to begin next October, will focus on better engaging the faithful as the church moves forward and is expected to take on major issues such as the role of women in the church and LGBTQ relationships. The change does not mean that Francis himself has had a conversion on the more fundamental issues that remain important to women’s advocates in the church, but it is seen as an important step towards greater inclusiveness.
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