When a journalist asked him « if a little girl growing up Catholic today will one day have the opportunity to be a deacon and participate as a member of the clergy in the life of the Church »  he simply replied “No”.

A betrayal of the spirit of dialogue of the Synod on synodality and a profound injustice, this categorical “No” is a step backwards after 60 years of discussions. With this “No”, the Church is also turning its back on its most active members. Has Francis ever asked himself what the Church would look like if Catholic women also said “No”?

Today, women committed to the Gospel are asking themselves: WHY NOT ME ?

→ Me, someone who is an indispensable volunteer in my parish?
→ Me, who passes on the Word and the faith through catechesis, chaplaincy and scouting?
→ Me, who is a religious serving the poorest of the poor?

Let's dare to finally speak out, we women, as so many of us are already deacons by force of circumstance. We demand to be recognised at last, we demand to play a full part in the Church's decisions, we demand that the door be never closed to us anymore. The Church does not exist without us.