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  • Vatican publishes document declaring a “female diaconate” is a possibility in the Catholic Church

    07/12/2018 2:00:18 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 25 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | July 12, 2018 | Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
    July 12, 2018 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A group of Catholic clergy and theologians, including two bishops, have signed an ecumenical declaration with Anglican clergy published on the Vatican website that affirms the possibility that the Catholic Church might create a “female diaconate” in the future, which would imply a contradiction of Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Church’s 2000-year tradition. The declaration also refers to the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood. The document, entitled “Walking Together on the Way: Learning to Be the Church—Local, Regional, Universal,” purports to explore ways that Anglican practices might influence the Catholic...