Vatican Doctrine Chief Downplays Expectations Over Women Deacons

Associated Press ^ | 6/14/16 | AP

[marshmallow]

Pope Francis commissioned a study into the role of women deacons

The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office is suggesting little new will come from a study commissioned by Pope Francis into the role of women deacons, according to Associated Press.

Cardinal Gerhard Muller says the Vatican is putting together a list of experts for the study. But he says the focus will be historic in nature, studying the role of women deacons in the early church, and that regardless a comprehensive study was completed in 2002.

That study found that female deacons of the early Church cannot be compared to the ordained male diaconate of today.

[piusv]

Cardinal Gerhard Muller says the Vatican is putting together a list of experts for the study. But he says the focus will be historic in nature, studying the role of women deacons in the early church, and that regardless a comprehensive study was completed in 2002.

In other words, it's going to be a big waste of time? Uh, yeah, I'm not buying it.

But hey, the post-Vatican II "doctrinal chief" downplayed expectations, so all's good folks! You can all breathe a huge sigh of relief!

[marshmallow]

More damage control. Francis makes a mess, then the clean-up crew arrives.

The "expectations" should never have been raised in the first place.

[piusv]

Or it was a “trial balloon” to see just how far they can go....all along.

[marshmallow]

There’s that......

[Jeff Chandler]