If we reject gender discrimination in every other arena, why do we accept it in religion? | Beatrice Alba

Young women and girls deserve better than what mainstream religion offers them

Cardinal Pell’s recent child sexual abuse conviction has been the catalyst for criticisms of women’s lack of authority in the Catholic church. But why has it taken a crime of this magnitude for criticism of the church patriarchy to gain traction?

Perhaps it’s partly timing – with the rise of online activism and in the wake of the #metoo movement, many feminist causes are gaining mainstream support.

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