[Catholic Caucus] Women Heading Vatican Dicasteries Marks “Spirit-Led” Ecclesial Development - Cardinal OuelletThe appointment of laypeople to positions of authority in the Roman Curia is not a temporary concession, BUT an ecclesiological advance and a "Spirit-led development", “conservative” Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, wrote on VaticanNews.va (February 16).Cardinal Ouellet acknowledges the “unease about a papal decision” given that nuns are now in positions reserved to bishops as there is a “close link between the ordained ministry and the function of governing the Church”.BUT: He has “no doubt” that Pope Francis’ gesture is promising for the...