To: LottieDah
Women do not want to become nuns anymore. What makes the Pontiff think they would like to become Deacons? Because deacons must be married. Nuns can't. Nuns generally take a vow of poverty. Deacons don't.
To: Mannaggia l'America
Deacons must be married? So single men who don’t want to be priests can’t become deacons or what? Or they have to have been married or widowers or what?
Freegards
21 posted on
05/12/2016 7:25:31 AM PDT by
Ransomed
To: Mannaggia l'America
My cousin was married and became a Deacon. At his Ordination the wives of the married Deacons stood up during the ceremony and acknowledged their husbands would be doing God’s work. The unmarried Deacons had to remain unmarried.
23 posted on
05/12/2016 7:29:07 AM PDT by
LottieDah
(If only those who speak so eloquently on behalf of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
To: Mannaggia l'America
Permanent deacons may be married before they take Orders, transitional deacons are unmarried because they will become priests.
27 posted on
05/12/2016 8:05:45 AM PDT by
pbear8
(the Lord is my light and my salvation)
To: Mannaggia l'America
Because deacons must be married. Scripturally, priests must be married too, but they aren't.
35 posted on
05/12/2016 9:18:25 AM PDT by
aimhigh
(1 John 3:23)
To: Mannaggia l'America
Deacons don’t have to be married. Where did you get that?
46 posted on
05/12/2016 12:27:40 PM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He turn His countenance to you and give you peace.)
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