Church to include more women in leadership positions

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The German bishops’ meeting in Trier also tried to address criticism of sexual discrimination by the church by vowing to include more women in leadership positions, although this will not include the ordination of women as priests.

The German bishops’ meeting in Trier also tried to address criticism of sexual discrimination by the church by vowing to include more women in leadership positions, although this will not include the ordination of women as priests.

— Reuters

More than 181 000 German Catholics left the church in 2010 and a further 126 000 the following year, reducing the total number to 24,47 million in a total population of 82 million.