Can you be a feminist and a Catholic? A theologian argues it’s harder than ever.Can you be a feminist and a Catholic? A theologian argues it’s harder than ever.

Women are leaving the Catholic Church at an alarming rate, many citing “irreconcilable differences.” In a world waking up to the reality of sexism and sex abuse at every level of seemingly every institution, the church’s slowness to adapt and engage with feminist demands has weakened its hold, with some women leaving the faith altogether.