Never mind that the question of women’s ordination has already been definitely decided by the Church. Evil never relents. Never.
A forthcoming Vatican document will address questions surrounding the possibility of women serving as deacons in the Catholic Church, according to one of several interim reports released Monday (Nov. 17) by the Vatican’s synod office.
A Vatican study group that corresponds to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith says the final report it is drafting “will reserve a special word” for the issue of women’s access to the diaconate. The group is also examining accounts of women in church leadership, the nature and exercise of ecclesial power and what it describes as “critical tensions regarding clericalism and male chauvinism.”
The group is one of 12 study groups that were established to examine some of the most sensitive issues raised at the first assembly of the synod on synodality in 2023 — a gathering of Catholics in Rome from across geography and hierarchy to discuss becoming a more listening, participatory church. The groups are examining a wide range of issues, from listening to the cries of the poor to the church’s mission in the digital environment, the role of papal nuncios and developing methodologies for discerning doctrinal issues.
The synod office said the interim texts reflect a “synodal method” of work that includes expert consultation, dialogue with bishops’ conferences and analysis of contributions submitted over the past year. Members of the public were also invited to send material to the synod office during parts of the process.
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