NY Times: Vatican Punts Question of Female Deacons at Major Meeting

A monthlong meeting of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended on Saturday with a call for women to be given more leadership roles in the church. But on the question of whether women could be ordained as deacons, the church said the possibility “remains open” and required further meditation…

…“I think it will feel pretty insufficient to women, especially those called to ordained ministry,” Kate McElwee, the executive director of Women’s Ordination Conference, said on Friday. “It feels like they’re trying to open different opportunities and make room where they think it’s appropriate for women, but it will feel pretty insufficient if it doesn’t address the urgent need to recognize women as fully equal.”

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