Vatican Document: Promote Women, Welcome LGBTQ+ People

An unprecedented global canvassing of Roman Catholics has called for concrete steps by the church to promote women into decision-making roles, for a “radical inclusion” of the LGBTQ+ community and for new accountability measures to check how bishops exercise authority. The Vatican released the synthesis of a two-year consultation process, publishing a working document that will form the basis of discussion for a big meeting of bishops and laypeople in October.