Tag: Women Deacons
Pope Francis made it clear the church can’t ordain women as...
I think that satisfying the desire of a very small group of affluent women who want the diaconate for themselves for personal reasons is not enough of a reason to upend 2,000 years of church teaching. And thankfully this time round, Pope Francis agrees with me, writes Dr Philippa Martyr.
Philippa Martyr: The reasons why we don’t need women deacons
The ordination of a deaconess in the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa has piqued interest in the western media, but it doesn’t necessarily follow that the Roman Catholic church will, or should, do the same.
Plenary motions too constrained by equality-as-power paradigm, say women
Women reported that a distressing day which disrupted and altered the Plenary Council process left them ultimately with a sense of hope that unity...
Women deacons misses the point
Can women be ordained as permanent deacons in the Catholic Church? And if they can, should this happen?
I will save you all worrying, because...
