August 22, 2008
Catholic group calls for more women in Mass texts
By Mallika Rao
KERNS-MARY-MAGDALENE
c. 2008 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) A letter was sent from Ohio to Vatican City this month with a message for Pope Benedict XVI backed by thousands of women from around the world.
``We want women to stop being invisible in the church’s proclamation,’’ said Sister Christine Schenk, executive director of Cleveland-based FutureChurch. ``If you try to make it look like God likes men better than women, people just aren’t going to buy it.’’
FutureChurch, an independent Catholic renewal group that counts some 5,000 members worldwide, is broadcasting a plea …