A Vatican commission looking into the idea of allowing women to be ordained as deacons says the Catholic Church cannot ordain women, even at that level.
A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church’s practice of all-male clergy.
(RNS) — A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained as Catholic deacons. Advocates for women deacons describe the decision as discouraging and warn it could push some women away from the church.
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