Women deacons. It’s in the news again thanks to comments a German Bishop recently made about the potential of a new “diaconal” role for women in the Church. Given this topic is one that’s generating conversation and Joel is currently in deacon formation, we felt called to weigh in on the issue over at Catholic Stand.
From the post:
Joel is currently in diaconate formation, in which Lisa is also required to participate. In our class, the wives already have active, diverse roles through which they significantly, positively impact the local Catholic culture. Potentially, they have the ability to minister to more people than their soon-to-be-ordained husbands. What would their right to be ordained to the diaconate do for the Church? Does the Church also need them to witness weddings, baptize, proclaim the Gospel, and preach?
… This is a dynamic group of women who already impact the faithful in substantive, life-changing ways. Does the Church really need them to be ordained, too? Not one of them thinks so.
Read the full piece here.
My Dad is also a deacon and from my understanding in the life of the early Church for a time there were women deaconesses, for the reason of when women were baptized it was more appropriate to have women helping women undress and such, which to me makes sense.
it drives me BONKERS when people are like oh women don’t have enough roles in the Church or if we had women deacons/priests the vocations crisis would be fixed. The Church doesn’t need to change to keep up with the times, cause its not about us or even ‘equality’ amongst genders, its about staying true to what Jesus left us.