Pope Francis: Church Would Be ‘Sterile’ Without Women

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Pope Francis said in a speech this past weekend in Rio, Brazil that the church must develop a more prominent role for women, which it would be “sterile” without.

But, the pope said, the “door is closed” to ordaining women to the priesthood, according to the AP. 

 

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