The Pope then spoke of the section in the document that deals with the role of women. He said the section was a bit short. “I would just like to underline this: we still have not realized what women mean in the Church.” We are only thinking about it from a functional point of view, said the Pope. “The role of women in the Church goes far beyond mere functionality,” he said.

Pope Francis
closes the work of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon on Saturday 26 October 2019, at Vatican