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[Verginius Rufus]

One laywoman somehow has the power to dictate to all the bishops of Germany? Has Francis told her she has that power?

What is the baptismal mandate for lay people anyway? In an emergency a lay person may baptize. I had a great-great-great-grandmother who was a midwife. She would baptize a newborn if the baby was unlikely to live long enough for a priest to be summoned.