Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández told synod delegates that the study into female diaconate would continue, but insisted that questions on women's leadership in the Catholic Church should not be linked ...
Pope Francis, he said on Thursday, “does not consider the question mature” and his commission could not decide in favor on women deacons. For the women who have been mobilizing and speaking in ...
The Association of Catholic Priests has said it is “extremely disappointed” by Pope Francis’ decision to remove the issue of women deacons from the synod in Rome and called for transparency ...