... the final say on leaders they elect within the church, the use of their own properties or the ways they conduct their lives and ministry as all of that are regulated by male authorities from the Vatican (490). O'Connor draws from several incidents to prove her point, for example, in 1983 when ... have lost her life just because a religious sect has refused to review its rigid, out-dated doctrine to give room for inclusiveness. It would seem that the law of the Roman Catholic Church cripple women and deny them the opportunity to grow and mature. O'Connor argues that although, women ... i...

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