This is a strange statement. Permanent deacons who could be married were re-instituted by Vatican II, and given final approval by Pope Paul VI. There are over 15,000 in the United States.
How a Vatican-sanctioned reinstitution of a very ancient office amounts to "watering down the Liturgy" makes no sense to me.
So sad, by the way, about your desperate predictions (hopes) that Ratzinger would never become Pope. One more conservative the AmChurchies will have to outlive.
Ratzinger is proving to be a very good Pope. Unlike John Paul II, at least Benedict XVI allows bishops to freely discuss issues in the Church. He will likely yield some surprises for everybody.
What a magnificent strawman!
But this is a discussion of married priests, not deacons.