Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church, will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops in October. In the past, women were allowed to attend the synods, a papal advisory body, as auditors but with no right to vote. The revolutionary rules, announced on Wednesday, allow for five religious sisters with voting rights. Additionally, the Pope has decided the inclusion of what a Vatican document called '70 nonbishop members who represent various groupings of the faithful of the people of God.

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