ROME
CBC
Marc Ouellet, the Canadian cardinal who many believe has a shot at the papacy, says that questions regarding the role of women in the church, gay marriage and abortion are important but “secondary.”
In the second part of a world-exclusive English language interview with CBC’s chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge, the cardinal weighed in on major social issues of our time, including women’s role in the church and challenges the institution faces in modern times.
“Obviously these questions are, have their importance, but it is secondary, you know, and it has been always secondary,” said Ouellet.
At present, women cannot be ordained, which means they cannot become priests — the first step in becoming the pope.
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