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It would make him the first Pope to visit the city since predecessor Benedict XVI, who made the trip in 2010.
The 11-year gap seems small, and shows the rarity of such an occasion, when compared to the previous papal visit.
It was by John Paul II who addressed an estimated 300,000 worshippers at Bellahouston Park in 1982.
A spokesman for the Scottish Catholic Church said about the visit: “Scotland’s Catholic bishops would warmly welcome his presence, however briefly, in this country.”
Pope Francis in Vatican City on January 15, 2020 (Image: Getty Images)
Pope Benedict XVI visits Glasgow September 16 2010 (Image: Getty Images)
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VATICAN: On Jan 11, Pope Francis published an apostolic letter issued motu proprio (which means “on his own impulse” in Latin), modifying canon law regarding women’s access to the ministries of lector and acolyte. He also released a letter to Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal Luis Ladaria explaining his reasoning for the decision.
What’s changed?
In the document, Spiritus Domini, the Pope changed Church law so that women can be formally instituted to the lay ministries of lector and acolyte.
The Pope modified the wording Canon 230 §1 of the Code of Canon Law, which previously limited the ministries to lay men.
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