About one-third of people raised as Catholics in America are said to have left the church. Some join Protestant groups that do accept women priests.
But public opinion has had little influence on Catholic Church officials. The Vatican has ruled that any official who ordains a woman priest should be expelled from the church.
Still, Italian priest Romulo Fenu says women are respected and cared for in Roman Catholicism. He notes the importance of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Catholics. He says barring women from the priesthood is not evidence of discrimination.
I’m Katherine Cole.
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