It
seems that the Catholic Church is set to have female deacons? Pope
Francis has appointed a 13-member historic commission to study the the
role of female deacons.
Pope Francis
According to an exclusive report on Dailymail,
a 13-member special commission made up of seven men and six women, have
been appointed by Pope Francis to examine the role of female deacons in
the Church, in a potentially historic opening on the possibility of
women joining the clergy.
The Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday that the commission will
study the question of female deacons with a particular focus on the
history of women having played this role in the early years of the
Church.
Report revealed that the move follows a pledge made by Francis in
May during a question-and-answer session with members of female
religious orders.
Advocates of women serving as deacons have long argued that they
are pitifully under-represented in the Church's hierarchy and
decision-making processes. So allowing women to enter the clergy at a
rank just below a priest would represent a first step towards correcting
this imbalance, they argue.
They also insist there is no theological obstacle to the move
because of the precedent established by women performing the role in the
early centuries of Christianity.
The Vatican did not set a date for the commission to begin work or a deadline for it to reach conclusions.
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