Papal commission votes against ordaining women deacons | NEWS

So, why did that Vatican commission say 'no' to women deacons? - Deacon Greg Kandra

From OSV News, two deacons on the commission explain the news that broke earlier this month:  Addressing the issue of women deacons requires “the perspective of discovering what Our Lord would want,” Deacon Dominic Cerrato, one of the American permanent deacons to serve on the commission, told OSV News Dec. 4. “In other words, we simply can’t say, ‘This is what people want.’ This is a theological question.” The deacon is director of Diaconal Min…

Papal commission votes against ordaining women deacons | NEWS

VATICAN (CNS): A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons while also supporting more study on the issue. The commission also expressed hope that women’s access to other ministries would be expanded. Pope Francis established the “Study Commission on the Female Diaconate” inCatholic News of the Week NEWS