Re "Second Act" [Feb. 25]: The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI provides Catholicism with an opportunity. Catholics now have the ability to raise their ethical and moral tenets to match the modern societies they claim to represent. This includes granting ecclesiastical equality to women and forsaking celibacy. Perhaps then can they put aside their embalmed prejudiced canons and implement Christ's foremost teaching that all are created equal in the eyes of God.
Richard J. Harvie, RIVERTON, AUSTRALIA
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