Pope Francis on Women and Addressing

Pope Francis visited Belgium last weekend to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Catholic University of Leuven, the French-speaking campus of Belgium's famous Catholic university, and faced fierce criticism for his response to an audience that revealed his views on the role of women in the Church. The Catholic University of Leuven has issued a sharp response to Pope Francis after he said his views of women as the "abundant" shepherds of the church "restricted and devalued" their role in the church and society, amid disappointment over the church's handling of sexual abuse in Belgium. ufabet