Catholic Belgian university ‘deplores’ Pope Franciss comments on role of women in society

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Pope Francis has been sharply criticised by one of Belgium’s Catholic universities over his stance on the role of women in society, in a strongly worded press release issued just moments after the pontiff spoke at the college. • Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub • Professors and students at UCLouvain, where the 87-year-old pontiff had made a speech on Saturday afternoon, said they wanted to express their 'incomprehension and disapproval' about the pope’s views. Francis went to the university on Saturday to celebrate its upcoming 600th anniversary as part of a weekend trip he is making to Belgium. His speech largely called for global action on climate change, but he also responded to a letter to him from students and professors that had asked about the Catholic church’s teaching on women • • Catholic Belgian university ‘deplores’ comments by Pope Francis moments after speech ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... • The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg • Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition • Website ► https://www.theguardian.com • Facebook ► / theguardian • Twitter ► / guardian • Instagram ► / guardian • The Guardian on YouTube: • The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs • Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs • Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs • Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs • Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs • #pope #thepope #popefrancis #religion #catholic #women

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