[GreyFriar]

I think an honest and impartial study would not hurt. I also found this book on an examination of Deaconesses in the Orthodox churches:

http://www.amazon.com/Women-Deacons-Orthodox-Church-Holiness/dp/1885652224/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51P1NCBAECL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR212%2C320_&refRID=0KF61QMGRDKK9DF3HMY3

[Romulus]

There’s no need for a study. The subject has been exhaustively studied already. Have you still not figured out how this man works?