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Hong Kong bishop hopes for women’s ordination

April 19, 2022

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CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong voiced his support for the ordination of women during his celebration of the Chrism Mass on April 13.

Speaking in English, the bishop said that he wanted “to address our ordained brothers—and I hope one day maybe ordained sisters, too.”

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  • Posted by: Randal Mandock - Apr. 23, 2022 3:24 AM ET USA

    Maybe clerics like this one do not understand that the Church's authority is limited to following Christ, not to outdistancing Him.

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