New decision of the Pope: Women will also vote

According to the Vatican statement, the Pope approved some changes in the norms related to the administration of the Episcopal Assembly, one of the important consultative bodies of the Catholic Church, where bishops from all over the world meet periodically to discuss certain issues.

With the amendment made by Pope Francis, non-bishops also gained the right to vote.

In this, the most striking change was the fact that non-bishops, and especially women, were granted the right to vote in the Synod, where until now only bishops could vote.

In the Italian press, these changes were claimed to be a “historic turning point” for the Vatican and “an unprecedented innovation in the Catholic Church.”

Media reports indicated that 70 more non-bishops will be named to the Synod, on the condition that half of them are women, and that these people will also have the right to vote.

41 WOMEN TO BE DETERMINED

Accordingly, in the Synod, which will consist of approximately 370 members; There are expected to be a total of 41 women eligible to vote, 6 of them within the church and 35 of them newly appointed. Thus, the representation of women with the right to vote in the next Synod, which is scheduled to meet in October, will be around 10 percent.

Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich, one of the synod organizers, told reporters: “This is an important change, but not a revolution.” he used the phrase.

Pope Francis has previously taken steps to ensure that women assume high-level roles in the administration of the Vatican State. (AA)