Cardinal Hollerich’s “Big Step” Toward the Abolition of Sacred Order
VaticanNews portal (April 10, 2026) reports on Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.—Archbishop of Luxembourg and General Relator for the so-called “Synod on Synodality”—praising the publication of Study Group No. 5’s report on women’s participation in the Church as a “big step” toward their full inclusion in leadership and ministry. Hollerich emphasized that any future development regarding women’s access to ordained ministry requires broad ecclesial consensus to preserve unity, citing tensions within the Anglican Communion as a cautionary example. He further claimed that young women feel “sad” because they are “not completely recognised by the Church,” framing this emotional grievance as a pastoral concern demanding structural reform. This statement is not merely a policy proposal; it is a direct assault on the divine constitution of the Church, rooted in the modernist heresy that ecclesial structures are human constructs subject to democratic evolution rather than immutable institutions established by Christ Himself.

