[chgomac]

Question- a fellow Catholic told me that JPII approved altar girls but never sanctioned women being Eucharistic Ministers. Do you know if this is true? Every Catholic mass I've been to for years has women serving.

[B Knotts]

The habitual use of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (the term "Eucharistic Minister" is reserved for the priest) is, in itself, a liturgical abuse.

However, it does seem that when they are truly needed, women may serve in this role legitimately.