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Tag Archives: deaconesses
ACTION ITEM! 15 June – 1930 EDT – Online DEACONETTE discussion! Free, but you have to sign up!
Here’s something sure to be of interest to all of you! Promoted by none other than Jesuit James Martin. Dear friends: You're invited to an online conversation:Imagine the Future: A Church with Women DeaconsA conversation… Posted by Fr. James Martin, … Continue reading
Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) on the YACOD (aka YET ANOTHER Commission on Deaconettes)
The Fishwrap has an article replete with wailing and hand ringing. In a nut shell (a pretty good description of what’s inside the wrap that is that publication) they lament that there are members of YET ANOTHER Commission on women … Continue reading
Posted in Deaconettes, Lighter fare
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate, ordination of women
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After Querida Amazonia, Francis isn’t flavor of the month with seriously disappointed libs
Here’s an interesting tidbit. CNS reports that, during an ad limina meeting with US bishops, Francis expressed displeasure with the libs who accused him of not being brave enough to obey the Holy Spirit and approve of married priests and deaconettes. … Continue reading
Posted in Deaconettes, Liberals, Pope Francis
Tagged ad limina, Amazon Synod, deaconesses, Francis, Pachamama, Synod, Tricoteuse, viri probati
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Amazon Synod and deaconettes?
You know that the issue of deaconettes is going to be raised at the Synod (“walking together”) on the Amazon. The former Prefect of the CDF, Gerhard Card. Müller responded to something a wacky S. American suggested, namely, that the … Continue reading
Posted in Deaconettes, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate, Gerhard Ludwig Müller
22 Comments
Francis and the Deaconess Study Commission
At Crux Charles Collins (quondam Vatican Radio speaker) has some cleared-eye comments on recent remarks made on an airplane trip by Francis about the possibility of the ordination of women to the diaconate. In his view, and I agree, Francis … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, Pope Francis, The Drill, What are they REALLY saying?
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate
2 Comments
Study Commission: no evidence women were ordained to the diaconate
At LifeSite there is a story related to the final report of the study commission set up by Francis to look into the historical issues of female deacons, deaconesses, deaconettes, whatever. It was not the job of the commission to … Continue reading
US bishops asked about women deacons
A CNA piece at the Catholic Herald looks into women deacons, deaconettes, whatever. Yesterday, I posted about a brilliant piece at Touchstone which shows, incontrovertibly, that the reasoning behind support for ordination of women (to any grade of order) is the same … Continue reading
Posted in Deaconettes
Tagged Aime G. Martimort, CARA, deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate, women's ordination
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The “logical union of women’s ordination and sodomy”
I have noticed lately an uptick in chatter about women deacons, deaconettes, deaconesses, whatever. There was a conference at Fordham recently at which speakers (read: promoters) blew past the obvious problems of our lack of certainty about what ordination may … Continue reading
Re-reading Martimort on Deaconesses. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
In once wonderfully Catholic Austria, the silly season is in swing. The new bishop of Innsbruck, Most Rev. Hermann Glettler, said that he supports the ordination of women to the diaconate (which is impossible) and Holy Communion for the divorce … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Deaconettes, The Drill
Tagged Aime G. Martimort, deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate
22 Comments
ASK FATHER: Msgr. Mannion supports ordination of deaconettes. Fail.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: One of our Diocesan (Salt Lake City) Priests [Msgr. M. Francis Mannion] wrote an op-ed for our local Diocese Newspaper entitled “Some Items That Caught My Attention Recently”. In this piece, (HERE) he talks about how the Eastern Rite … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Deaconettes, The Drill
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, Msgr. M. Francis Mannion, Orthodox
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Card. Müller on deaconettes: “No. Not possible.” – on liturgy: “crisis”
Raymond Arroyo of EWTN has a wide ranging interview with His Eminence Gerhard Ludwig Card. Müller, Prefect of the CDF. One thing that caught my attention is his clear refutation and denial of the possibility of the ordination of deaconesses … Continue reading
I reject sexism in every form, and all its pomps, and all its empty works.
At the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) there is an interesting piece by our old pal Phyllis Zagano which merits a little – just a little – attention. She never misses an opportunity to work in tidbits about the disparity of … Continue reading
Posted in Deaconettes, Liberals, Lighter fare, The Drill
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, Phoebe, Phyllis Zagano, Romans 16, social communications
10 Comments
Fr. Murray, Prof. Royal on “Deaconettes”, ‘Amoris laetitia’, Liturgy, Communion in the hand
My good friend Fr. Murray was on EWTN the other day along with Prof. Robert Royal. Outstanding. They react to Card. Sarah, Bp. Morlino, Thomas Reese, SJ, James Martin, SJ, Card. Schoenborn, etc. Oh boy! Speaking of JESUITS… HERE
Posted in The Drill
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Bp. Morlino, deaconesses, deaconettes, Fr. Gerald Murray, Robert Royal
26 Comments
Card. Müller on the ordination of Deaconettes: “not necessary and not possible”
As you may remember, some months ago Pope Francis saw to the creation of a group to study the question of female deacons (aka deaconesses, aka deaconettes). Last November, when the group met for the first time, I wrote: “Their … Continue reading
Posted in Deaconettes, Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, ordination of women
17 Comments
First meeting of Study Commission on the Diaconate of Women
In my email a Communiqué of the Holy See Press Office Today, November 25, 2016, the first meeting of the Study Commission on the Diaconate of Women took place. This commission was established by the Holy Father on August 2 … Continue reading
Update on Deaconettes
Did you remember that the Pope formed a Committee to study the question of female deacons? Deaconettes? Right. Not exactly on the top of the list of things to think about. Archbishop Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, the Secretary of the Congregation … Continue reading
Women-priest fakers AGAIN allow Protestants to define who Catholics are. Fr. Z rants about consequences.
First, those who promote ordination of women as deacons (aka deaconettes) claim that they are only interested in diaconate for women, not priesthood. While your planet’s yellow sun doesn’t give me mind reading powers, I think that’s not true. No … Continue reading
Wherein Fr. Z has a little fun with Jesuit mockery
A few days ago Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese, who had been relieved of his post as editor of America Magazine when Card. Ratzinger was Prefect of the CDF, and who now writes for the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) came … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, The Drill, You must be joking!
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, Fr. Thomas Reese, ordination of women, Phyllis Zagano, women deacons
20 Comments
In response to Phyllis Zagano on the matter of female deacons
Our old pal Phyllis Zagano has a fresh column at the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter). How’s this for a captatio benevolentiae? Pope Francis named just one woman from the Western Hemisphere to his commission on women deacons. That would be me. … Continue reading
Who are the members of the new “women deacons” study group?
The Holy Father appointed a committee to study – again – the notion of ordination of women as deacons. This was already studied by the International Theological Commission, which leaned away from the possibility of sacramental ordination. It is good to … Continue reading
