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Tag Archives: ordination of women
NEW can. 1379 § 3 makes a canonical crime an attempt to ordain a woman to ANY of the three sacred orders (episcopate, priesthood, diaconate)
Yesterday I wrote about the new Book VI of the Latin Church’s Code of Canon Law. This new Book VI, dealing with offenses and punishments, completely replaces the older version. Some changes are mere rearranging. Others are more substantive. Yesterday … Read More
Liberal Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests is now pushing for the ordination of women
I read at Church Militant that the renegade, liberal Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests is now pushing for the ordination of women, first to the diaconate. This is not going to happen, but the confusion sown by such support warrants … Read More
Posted in Deaconettes
Tagged Ass. of Catholic Priests, deaconettes, diaconate, ordination of women
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ASK FATHER: Indulgence for kissing a new priest’s hands
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is there really an indulgence for kissing the hands of a newly ordained priest? I’ve heard different accounts. And how long is “newly”? I have written about this before. For example, HERE. There is no indulgence, … Read More
Spectacular B as in B, S as in S
Today in the reading for St. Venerable Bede, we heard from St. Paul to Timothy: For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their … Read More
CELEBRATE! 26th Anniversary of “Ordinatio sacerdotalis”!
I have a wonderful bottle of cava in the fridge. Today, being a Vigil, is not usually a celebratory day for me, but I can’t help but let out a little whoop of joy. The lesbian writer, who was so … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged deaconettes, Ordinatio sacerdotalis, ordination of women
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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 … Read More
Posted in Deaconettes, Lighter fare
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate, ordination of women
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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 … Read More
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 … Read More
Posted in Deaconettes, Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, ordination of women
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I’m sure you’ve heard the word “jesuitical”.
You may have read about how, during the airplane presser on the way back from Sweden, Pope Francis was asked a question about the ordination of women. The Pope slammed the door hard, saying, “Never“, which on my planet, which … Read More
Pope Francis again slammed door – hard – on ordination of women
Pope Francis, during an airplane presser (please, God, end them) responded to a question about ordination of women. This would be a question of some importance to Protestants who “ordain” women and to the catholic wymyn who push such nonsense. … Read More
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 … Read More
A proposal for wymynpriests
Via AlmanaccoDiRoma: On 22 August 1764, during the pontificate of Clement XIII, at Campo de’ Fiori, the hermit Giuseppe Morelli was hanged, guilty for having “celebrated 29 Masses with consecration without being a priest and for received alms from the faithful.” … Read More
Posted in Deaconettes, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged ordination of women, women priests
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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 … Read More
Posted in Liberals, The Drill, You must be joking!
Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, Fr. Thomas Reese, ordination of women, Phyllis Zagano, women deacons
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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 … Read More
Excommunicated women’s ordination advocates meet with official of Secretariat of State
It is possible that some wywympryst wannabes, representatives of the militant women’s association Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW), are supposed to meet with someone in the Vatican. Via Eponymous Flower and Katholisches.info. I think most of these wymyn and those who … Read More
Posted in Liberals, You must be joking!
Tagged Aime G. Martimort, deaconesses, deaconettes, ordination of women
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7 Comments
More on the notion of Deaconettes: the last stitch?
When I am being optimistic, I like to think that His Holiness initiated this deaconess thing so that he can definitively sew the hammock shut navy style with a pair of cannon balls, put the last stitch through its nose (just to … Read More
Some feminine observations about deaconesses (aka deaconettes)
Did you all know that, a few years ago, the question of deaconettes was put to the International Theological Commission (under the aegis of the CDF)? Yes, indeed! HERE The Commission has no teaching authority. However, they did come down … Read More
Posted in The Drill
Tagged deaconesses, International Theological Commission, ITC, ordination of women
26 Comments
26 Comments
Why aren’t feminists angry at Francis for his foot washing changes?
Today I muse about why catholic feminists (an oxymoron – emphasis on moron – I know, but bear with me) are not vexed by Pope Francis and his dramatically public choice to wash the feet of non-Christians. Think this through for … Read More
Posted in Francis, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill
Tagged feminists, foot washing, Mandatum, ordination of women, Pope Francis
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ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! “Should women be ordained deacons?” – UPDATED
Get to it! ___ ORIGINAL Published on: Oct 16, 2015 @ 09:15 I have an ACTION ITEM for you. Perhaps other bloggers, in a spirit of collaboration, will pick this up. You might consider going over to CRUX – again, in … Read More
Pope Francis: Women priests? “NO.”
Women don’t have the capacity to receive the sacrament of holy orders because they lack maleness. That is the case for both the priesthood and the diaconate. Not male? No ordination. During the during his flight back to Rome from … Read More
