Married deacons will be the spiritual providers for the vast underserved regions of the world.
We'll wait for SOLDIEROFJESUSCHRIST to fill us in on the details here and how this is being received by the laypeople.
From what I have read, if you are married first, you can become a deacon. If you are single and are ordained a deacon, you take a vow of celibacy. Is that correct?
**acquire the right to celebrate religious functions such as marriages, funerals, baptisms and administer the sacraments, except for mass and confession.**
Permanent deacons can not administer the Sacrament of the Annointing of the Sick also.