ZdK expects further steps towards equality from the new Pope

According to the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), equal rights for women and the participation of lay people in power in the Church are the main demands of German Catholics for the next Pope. Ninety-six percent of Catholics "urgently expect reforms from their Church," ZdK President Irme Stetter-Karp told the "Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland" (Sunday editions). "Many, above all, wish that their Church recognizes the diversity of life a…

According to the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), the equality of women and the participation of the laity in power in the Church are the main demands of German Catholics to the next Pope. "96 percent of Catholics urgently expect reforms from their Church," said ZdK President Irme Stetter-Karp to the editorial network Germany (RND). "Many wish above all that their Church acknowledges the diversity of life and the faithful. It is abou…