[ebb tide]

What's different now is that Pope Francis is formally instituting women as lectors because the instituted ministry of lector is no longer deemed to be a step leading to priestly ordination.

Or could it be a sneaky back-door step towards justifying womyn deacons or even priestesses in the near future?

[eastsider]

Or could it be a sneaky back-door step towards justifying womyn deacons or even priestesses in the near future?

I’m sure not about to make book for or against that possibility!