French archbishop calls for greater church participation

Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the French bishops' conference has said he does not understand why women Religious are not allowed to vote in Vatican synods.

He says: "It leaves me completely speechless."

A wise man but surely there is much more about the church that leaves the archbishop speechless.

At parish level there is urgent need to give parish pastoral councils real teeth. At present it depends on the parish priest. That's not the way it should be. 

Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort writes: "The voice of all baptised laity, from the moment they try to live in a Christian way, should be able to count as much as that of the clergy."

The link below from Crux makes for interesting reading about parish life.

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/07/vatican-issues-guidelines-for-parishes-in-the-pope-francis-era/f