Can Womenpriests Save the Catholic Church?

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For Religion and Politics, Fran Quigley writes about the history of Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP) and explores whether female and nonbinary Catholic priests will be able to bring reform to the struggling, declining institutional church. Are womenpriests the answer to church reform—or just one solution?

Quigley is a clinical professor and director of the Health and Human Rights Clinic at Indiana University McKinney School of Law. He is also the author of Religious Socialism: Faith in Action for a Better World.