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Pope To Set Up Commission To Study Possibility Of Women Deacons by Ubenedictus(m): 4:55pm On May 19, 2016
Pope Francis said today he would set up a commission
to study women deacons in the early Church, a proposal
that has often been discussed by modern theologians
such as Cardinals Carlo Martini and Walter Kasper.
Speaking to around 900 members of the International
Union of Superiors General today, representing half a
million religious sisters from 80 countries, the Pope was
asked if he would establish “an official commission” to
study the question of women deacons.
He replied: “I accept. It would be useful for the Church
to clarify this question. I agree."
The Church reintroduced the permanent diaconate for
males after the Second Vatican Council. Deacons cannot
celebrate the Eucharist, but can preach at Mass, preside
at weddings and funerals,
Re: Pope To Set Up Commission To Study Possibility Of Women Deacons by Ubenedictus(m): 5:00pm On May 19, 2016
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