[Magdalen] Rome & female deacons.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

... heck, they'll probably decide 'they' were heretical then too... : (


Lynn

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From: "M J _Mike_ Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 5:57 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Rome & female deacons.

> Why do I think that the result of these discussions will be that female 
> deacons were necessary then, but not now, and heretical now, to boot?
>
> [Catholic World News:]
>
> A special commission assembled by Pope Francis to study the history of 
> female deacons in the early Church held its first meeting on November 25.
>
> The 12-member commission will hold two days of sessions this week. 
> Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, the secretary of the Congregation for the 
> Doctrine of the Faith, is chairing the sessions.
>
> Pope Francis announced the formation of the commission in May. Responding 
> to a request from the International Union of Superiors General for 
> clarification of the status of female deacons in the early Church, the 
> Pope said that it “will be good for the Church to clarify this point.”