Prophets with God in their side will win in the end

I FEEL humbled by the courage of Jennifer Sleeman in her attempt to break down the irrational barriers to the inclusion of women in the ministry of the Catholic Church other than in roles where they are subservient to men.

In years to come we will look back at the scandal of the disrespect for women implicit in the thinking of the church and give thanks to those lone voices who successfully opposed it.

It was lone prophetic voices like Ms Sleeman’s that triggered the abolition of legalised slavery and the gaining of the vote for women.