Pope Francis calls for decentralised Vatican in reform document

November 27, 2013 03:39

Pope Francis has called for reform to take powers from the Vatican and said Catholics should be more engaged in helping the needy, but ruled out allowing women priests in a key document released by the Vatican.

The Catholic leader said he was seeking advice on how his role should change - using an informal style for his first "apostolic exhortation", in which he outlined his vision for the future of the Roman Catholic Church.

"It is my duty, as the Bishop of Rome, to be open to suggestions which can help make the exercise of my ministry more faithful to the meaning which Jesus Christ wished to give it," the pope wrote.

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