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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Fernández Says Female Diaconate Will be Studied ‘More Intensively’
National Catholic Register ^ | October 25, 2024 | Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Posted on 10/26/2024 10:19:02 AM PDT by ebb tide
Cardinal Victor Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced that the female diaconate will be the subject of a more in-depth study under the impetus of the proposals sent to the commission assigned to this task. He also stated that this question, although Pope Francis considers it not “mature,” is not a “closed issue.”
To delve deeper into the differences between holy orders and authority in order to be able to entrust laywomen with leadership functions in the Church is, according to Fernández, the objective of the work of the group he leads at the Synod on Synodality to reflect on the role of women in the Church at the request of the Holy Father.
Cardinal Fernández made the statement during a meeting on Thursday afternoon with about 100 members, guests, and experts participating in the synod to hear their questions and proposals regarding the work of group 5.
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