Worse than Germany: Diocese of Malaga (Spain) hosts a meeting of La Revuelta, the feminist network that demands structural changes in the Church
More than 60 women from Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Extremadura, and Murcia will participate this weekend in Málaga in the Secnd Meeting of the Women's Revolt in the Church, the feminist network that demands a transformation of ecclesial structures and which recently addressed an open letter to Pope Leo XIV questioning fundamental aspects of the Church's constitution, including the prohibition against ordaining women to the priesthood.According to the Diocese of Málaga, the meeting will be held on June 6 and 7—the dates of the Pope's visit to Spain—at the Diocesan Center in Málaga under the theme "Disciples of the Gospel, Artisans of Renewal."
The meeting will not be held in private facilities or spaces outside the Church, but rather at the Diocesan Center of Málaga itself. Furthermore, the initiative has been promoted through the diocese's official channels, which have disseminated the program, the meeting's objectives, and the organization's demands on its institutional website.
The diocese's involvement is particularly noteworthy given the controversies that have surrounded "La Revuelta" since its inception and the criticism it has faced within the Church for its feminist-inspired positions.
According to information released by the institution, the participants will share spaces for reflection, training, dialogue, and collaborative work with the goal of continuing to promote a Church they define as "more synodal, inclusive, and participatory."
The organization presents the gathering as an opportunity to delve deeper into the challenges women face within the Church and to develop proposals aimed at greater female participation in ecclesial structures.
The meeting comes just days after the group published an open letter addressed to Pope Leo XIV and disseminated through Religión Digital.
In the document, the signatories state that they feel "invisible, ignored, separated, and discriminated against" within the Church and maintain that the impossibility of accessing the sacrament of Holy Orders constitutes a situation of inequality incompatible with baptismal dignity.
The members of the group assert that men can participate "fully" in the seven sacraments, while women are "barred" from the priesthood simply for being women.
The letter also uses expressions foreign to the usual language of Catholic tradition, such as the term "Dixs" to refer to God or the description of God as "Father-Mother." The text concludes by demanding changes in the Church and reiterating one of the movement's historical slogans: "Until equality is the norm in the Church."
"La Revuelta" was born in Spain in 2020 and has since built a network of groups that interpret ecclesial reality through categories derived from contemporary feminism.
Its demands revolve around concepts such as "baptismal equality," "sisterhood," "inclusion," and "structural transformation," while also questioning aspects of Church doctrine and organization related to the priesthood, authority, and women's participation.
The movement maintains that the Church perpetuates discriminatory structures against women and advocates for profound institutional reform to correct this situation.
Six years after its inception, "La Revuelta" continues to expand its presence in various Spanish ecclesial spheres. The holding of this secnd meeting in Málaga and its hosting in diocesan facilities also demonstrate the growing normalization of an ideological movement within the Church in Spain.
The diocese of Malaga is governed by the pro-homosexual and Bergoglian bishop José Antonio Satué, a supporter of the heretical pamphlet Fiducia Supplicans and appointed by Leo bishop of Malaga in June 2025.