Cardinal: Feminists to blame for abuser priests

The Association of Catholic Priests has said that an American cardinal who blamed “radical feminism” for paedophile priests and the fall in the number of men joining the priesthood has “little to offer” in the debate on women’s place within the Church.

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke said the feminism “which has assaulted the Church and society since the 1960s has left men very marginalised”.

However Fr Sean McDonagh of the Association of Catholic Priests described Cardinal Burke as a “very extreme conservative” voice and said that women needed to be afforded a greater role within the Church.