Cardinal tries to ban girls from being altar servers
Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo has tried to ban girls from serving as altar servers in his archdiocese, on the grounds that the role of altar server is potentially part of the pathway to the male-only priesthood and having girls as altar servers could impact vocations. In a 22 October 2024 letter addressed The post Cardinal tries to ban girls from being altar servers appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo has tried to ban girls from serving as altar servers in his archdiocese, on the grounds that the role of altar server is potentially part of the pathway to the male-only priesthood and having girls as altar servers could impact vocations. In a 22 October 2024 letter addressed
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