Pope adds more women scholars to biblical commission
The membership now totals 20, including five women Catholic News Service Updated: January 27, 2021 05:29 AM GMT
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Pope Francis has appointed nine new members, including two women, to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Renewing the membership of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis added two more women experts.
With the addition of Benedicte Lemmelijn, an Old Testament scholar from Belgium, and Maria Armida Nicolaci, a New Testament scholar from Italy, five women are now part of the 20-member commission.
Pope adds more women scholars to biblical commission
Jan 26, 2021 contributor
Passages from the Book of Genesis are pictured in this Dec. 19, 2019 photo. Pope Francis has appointed nine new members, including two women, to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The membership now totals 20, including five women. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.)
Renewing the membership of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis added two more women experts.
ROME Renewing the membership of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis added two more women experts.
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.Passages from the Book of Genesis are pictured in this Dec. 19, 2019 photo. Pope Francis has appointed nine new members, including two women, to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The membership now totals 20, including five women. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY (CNS) Renewing the membership of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis added two more women experts.
With the addition of Benedicte Lemmelijn, an Old Testament scholar from Belgium, and Maria Armida Nicolaci, a New Testament scholar from Italy, five women are now part of the 20-member commission.