1. Gender and the Roman Catholic Church
... hierarchical structure of the Roman Catholic Church negatively impacts the lives of women. The perspectives of authors such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Karen O'Connor, Marie Keenan, and others reveal that the Roman Catholic Church is still very much tied to conservatism, the age long traditions of men ... ministerial contributions, the clerical structure does not permit women to participate in the final decision-making on almost all issues in the church. Thus, O'Connor in her conclusion states, "To find women leaders in the official Roman Catholic Church is an exercise in futility " (491...
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- Approx Pages: 12
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate