John Allen reports over at National Catholic Reporter that a Portuguese Cardinal purportedly stated that he sees “no fundamental theological obstacle” to the ordination of women in the Catholic Church.

Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo told a legal publication that tradition may preclude such action, but says that women’s ordination may happen “when God wants it,” though he concedes that this will probably not occur in his lifetime.

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Michael J. O’Loughlin is the executive editor and C.E.O. of National Catholic Reporter. Previously he was the national correspondent at America. He is also the author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.