Would Archbishop Durocher’s proposal to include women really make a difference? It could be a brilliant idea.
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Would Archbishop Durocher’s proposal to include women really make a difference? It could be a brilliant idea.
Read moreLess news than expected, but more food for thought.
Read moreThis promises to be a significant discussion.
Read moreHow should the Church proceed in this situation? Carefully, and with prayer.
Read more“The reinstitution of the female diaconate does not constitute an innovation, as some would have us believe…”
Read more“Msgr. Mannion’s article is well informed and thought-provoking. I did however come away with the feeling that everyone was fumbling around in a fog of uncertainty. I found myself thinking that what is needed is a set of guidelines for judging whether or not any one suggestion is feasible.” – Jane Coll
Read moreFor many who are now enthusiastic about Pope Francis, Gänswein predicted, “their jubilation will remain stuck in their throats.”
Read moreResolutions were rejected asking permission to use the 1974 Sacramentary and calling for discussion of women and married men in the priesthood.
Read moreArchbishop Zollitsch said that the Catholic Church could only regain credibility and strength by committing to reform.
Read moreThis would be distinct from the office of male deacons, to be commissioned by a blessing rather than sacramental ordination.
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