Belgian Catholics petition bishops to empower laymen
BELGIUM
Chicago Tribune
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Belgian Catholics have petitioned their bishops for reforms including ordaining women and married men and allowing laymen to lead church services as ways to counter their growing shortage of priests.
The petition, handed over on Thursday, represented yet another challenge to the Belgian Church, deeply shaken by revelations of clerical sexual abuse that prompted police to raid its offices across the country for evidence of crimes last month.
Chicago Tribune
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Belgian Catholics have petitioned their bishops for reforms including ordaining women and married men and allowing laymen to lead church services as ways to counter their growing shortage of priests.
The petition, handed over on Thursday, represented yet another challenge to the Belgian Church, deeply shaken by revelations of clerical sexual abuse that prompted police to raid its offices across the country for evidence of crimes last month.
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