On Thursday, the Vatican issued a document making sweeping revisions to its laws on sexual abuse, extending the period in which charges can be filed against priests in church courts and broadening the use of fast-track procedures to defrock them.
But while it dealt mostly with pedophilia, it also codified the "attempted ordination of a woman" to the priesthood as one of the most serious crimes against Church law.
The inclusion of both issues in the same document caused a stir among some groups around the world, particularly those favoring a female priesthood.
It's almost like these guys want to court controversy.
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