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If Francis really wants women deacons, this seems an odd way to go about it
- Apr 9, 2020
The pontiff acted Tuesday on one of the recommendations of the recent Synod of Bishops for the Amazon by creating – for the second time in four years – a commission to study whether women might be ordained as deacons.
Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons
- Apr 8, 2020
The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has created a new commission of experts to examine whether women can be deacons, an ordained role in the Catholic Church currently reserved for men.
Advocate says quest for female deacons not over, despite silence in pope’s Amazon document
- Mar 21, 2020
In her new book, Phyllis Zagano argues that against the idea that women cannot be icons of Christ.
Pope’s top aides say door still open on married priests, women deacons
- Feb 12, 2020
Though Pope Francis’s highly anticipated document on the Amazon bypasses the hot-button issues of women deacons and the married priesthood, a number of the pope’s close advisers have said the door is not definitively closed.
Pope ducks debates over married priests, women deacons in Amazon doc
- Feb 12, 2020
Pope Francis’s highly anticipated document on the Amazon, released on Wednesday, bypasses two hot-button issues looming over its publication.
Pope’s early 2020 likely to be dominated by documents rather than deeds
- Jan 7, 2020
At least for the early part of 2020, it seems likely the biggest papal bombshells will come in things the pope is expected to publish.
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