Nun Hopes For More Gender Equality In The Church

Sister Joan Chittister speaks on ‘Meet the Press’ at the NBC studios on April 12, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)

Pope Francis over the weekend became the first pontiff to hold a private meeting with a transgender person. It’s one of many firsts for Pope Francis that have been seen as promoting greater inclusiveness in the church.
But what about women in the church? According to a Georgetown University study, 72 percent of nuns in the U.S. have left the church in the last five decades, compared with 35 percent of priests.

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