In a letter to bishops, the pope stated: “I declare that the church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the church’s faithful. ”
Oma kirjas piiskoppidele andis ta teada järgmist: „Teen teatavaks, et kirikul ei ole mingit õigust pühitseda preestriametisse naisi, ja kõik, kes on kirikule ustavad, peavad sellest otsusest vankumatult kinni pidama. ”