This is a great step forward to 100% inclusivity. I'm a staunch Roman Catholic and how strict it had been on ordination of Persons living with any slight deformity. I know of two friends who had a call to priesthood but he was rejected because of his disability. My two friends are now Catechists in some parishes in the Meru Catholic Diocese.
The church, having realized that even PWD’s are equal children, has now embraced the inclusivity. Most of us had this perception, that God can't accept a gift that is faulty, yet they are the same who tell us about equality in the eyes of God.
I received the news with some doubt and some disbelief of some kind. This is because during Sunday school lessons and the related catechism, I was made to believe I was a weaker being. I don't know how to capture it but believe me I reviewed the link many times.
So, the Catholic church, being anchored heavily on its own traditions, and the Vatican seeing the inclusivity, now we see the whole world is heading somewhere new - let this be our guiding star: “Leave no one behind”
Another participant added ‘After reading about a Reverend, your experiences of the Catholic Church’s response to disabled people, reminded me of someone I knew. His experience of disability was similar to mine – using a wheelchair, limited use of his hands, and a speech impairment. As a young man he felt called to the Anglican Ministry but had to wait most of his life before he was ordained as a Priest. Because of him, and others, the Anglican Church, in the UK at least, does Ordain more people experiencing disability. There is still a long way to go before we can get rid of the false ideas about deaf and disabled people, but change does happen – pole pole kidogo kidogo (slowly slowly little by little).
The social model of disability is important and we have such a long way to go, but at least we are moving in the right direction. We are striving to realize the human rights model which doesn't depend on people's good will but provisions in the law that work.
Source: https://citizen.digital/article/meet-rev-michael-mithamo-first-ever-blind-catholic-priest-in-kenya