Vatican Commission: Women Cannot Be Admitted to Diaconal Ordination

A commission appointed by Pope Francis rules out the possibility of moving toward admitting women to the diaconate as a stage of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Left-wing Catholics like the ZdK are raging.

Rome (kath.net) A commission appointed by Pope Francis, which dealt with the topic of the female diaconate, has now concluded that women cannot be admitted to diaconal ordination. The Vatican announced this on Thursday. According to "VaticanNews," the report states verbatim: "The status quaestionis regarding historical research and theological investigation, considering their mutual effects, rules out the possibility of moving toward admitting women to the diaconate as a stage of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. In light of Holy Scripture, Tradition, and the Church's Magisterium, this assessment is unambiguous, even if it does not currently permit a definitive judgment, as is the case with priestly ordination." It was led by the Archbishop Emeritus of L'Aquila, Giuseppe Petrocchi. The report was already finished in February and was published now at the Pope's request.

Left-wing Catholic groups like the ZdK (Central Committee of German Catholics) raged about the decision on Thursday. Irme Stetter-Karp, President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), who was not elected by German Catholics, is quoted by "Domradio" as saying: "Looking at our daughters and granddaughters, I ask: Where will the women who are committed to the Catholic Church come from in the future? If women are still being given the signal that they are second-class people?" [The Children of ZdK don’t even think of themselves as Catholic]

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