Pope Francis admits women to ministries of lector and acolyte in new motu proprio. These ministries are required as stepping stones to the diaconate. A male ordained deacon must be a lector and acolyte prior to being ordained as a … Continue reading
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Will There Be Ordained Female Deacons?
The infallible teaching of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, the Letter of Pope Saint John Paul II on priestly ordination is that the Church does not have the authority to ordain women to the priesthood. The teaching specifies priestly ordination, and ordination to … Continue reading →