WEEK IN RELIGIONDuring his return to Rome from Sweden earlier this week, Pope Francis said he believes that the Catholic Church's ban on women becoming priests will last into the foreseeable future. Speaking with reporters aboard the Papal Plane, Pope Francis was asked if he thought the Church could allow women to be ordained as ministers in the coming years. Francis replied by referencing a 1994 declaration by Pope John Paul II, which seemingly closed the door on female priesthood. "St. [...]
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