Smerilli is the second woman in a month Pope Leo has placed atop a Curia office, succeeding Cardinal Michael Czerny at the dicastery behind his peace, migration, and climate agenda. Her new second-in-command is a cardinal.
America take note. We are all equal. Stop being against women and stop being racist against other ethnic groups. What was once the most intelligent nation has stooped to being the most misogynistic, most racist, most anti-science, most anti-special needs, anti-medicine and the list goes on and on. This all makes me sad and disgusted with what’s taking place in our once great country.
Bravo Pope Leo! Raising up highly competent women to run major church departments and organizations sends a powerful message to Catholic women…and men everywhere! Hopefully you will soon take the next logical step…authorizing women to become Deacons to help fill parish spiritual and administrative roles weakened by the growing loss of priests!
It doesn’t seem appropriate to me to celebrate our independence at this time. I will be giving my walls a fresh coat of paint over the long weekend. It is really too hot to be outdoors.
A comment about the photo of Smirilli, Baggio, and Czerny: I am happy that Sister Smirilli can show up in her "habit" but the guys have to dress up in Roman garb. (Dare I call it ostentatious and frivolous?) The symbolism that her clothing says to me - simplicity in devotion and commitment.
This is huge. I never thought that I live to see the day that a woman would be appointed to a position within the Church with an ordained man as a subordinate.
This post is very frustrating to read due to the language of trumpism of a nun barking orders to a cardinal. Just a few days ago, Chris, you were celebrating Synodality, but your post reads the opposite.
Don’t get me wrong, I am happy Pope Leo is choosing the right people for the workings of the Church and the Holy Spirit. A Cardinal will be working beside and with her, not for her. I will not deny that this is a great opportunity for the church, not because she is a woman, but because she has the charism to lead the dicastery and her sex has nothing to say she can’t, but the governance still needs holy orders, not due to him being male, but by the nature of Holy Orders.
America take note. We are all equal. Stop being against women and stop being racist against other ethnic groups. What was once the most intelligent nation has stooped to being the most misogynistic, most racist, most anti-science, most anti-special needs, anti-medicine and the list goes on and on. This all makes me sad and disgusted with what’s taking place in our once great country.
Bravo Pope Leo! Raising up highly competent women to run major church departments and organizations sends a powerful message to Catholic women…and men everywhere! Hopefully you will soon take the next logical step…authorizing women to become Deacons to help fill parish spiritual and administrative roles weakened by the growing loss of priests!
America is a nation in decline.
I’m afraid so.
It hurts.
I don’t feel great about celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. because of the way Trump has hijacked it to make it all about himself.
Encouragingly though, his self-aggrandizing hijacking seems to have little appeal to Americans. We will stand against this, with God’s help.
yes, we will. Bless you. And may God help Americans to repair our country.
It doesn’t seem appropriate to me to celebrate our independence at this time. I will be giving my walls a fresh coat of paint over the long weekend. It is really too hot to be outdoors.
Thank you, Christopher - very encouraging, as always. ❤️🩹
If the Church wants to “flourish” she will eventually ordain women — no getting around it over the long haul.
Never will happen, sorry to disappoint.
A comment about the photo of Smirilli, Baggio, and Czerny: I am happy that Sister Smirilli can show up in her "habit" but the guys have to dress up in Roman garb. (Dare I call it ostentatious and frivolous?) The symbolism that her clothing says to me - simplicity in devotion and commitment.
This is wonderful news.
Pope Leo leads by example , his words and deeds . ✌️🌞
This is huge. I never thought that I live to see the day that a woman would be appointed to a position within the Church with an ordained man as a subordinate.
This post is very frustrating to read due to the language of trumpism of a nun barking orders to a cardinal. Just a few days ago, Chris, you were celebrating Synodality, but your post reads the opposite.
Don’t get me wrong, I am happy Pope Leo is choosing the right people for the workings of the Church and the Holy Spirit. A Cardinal will be working beside and with her, not for her. I will not deny that this is a great opportunity for the church, not because she is a woman, but because she has the charism to lead the dicastery and her sex has nothing to say she can’t, but the governance still needs holy orders, not due to him being male, but by the nature of Holy Orders.