Alternative Catholic synod to push case for ordination of women priests

Event organisers say it's 'crunch time' for pope as scandal and bigotry drive Church members to leave They make up more than half its membership, they have been denied a say for centuries in the way it is run: but, early next month, women will gather in Rome for a process that they hope can bring the Catholic church's thinking on female equality into the 21st century. The central event is a mass listening exercise announced by Pope Francis in 2021, the synod on synodality. Its delegates will mee...