Cardinal: ‘I am open’ to female ‘priests’
'I am not saying that they have to [be ordained]; I simply do not know.'
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Swiss bishop calls for a council on female priesthood, ‘otherwise we will experience a schism’
'The facts are on the table,” he stated, “the time is ripe. All bishops of the world should come together: yes or no'
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Head of German bishops: ‘I consider the female diaconate to be very legitimate’
Bishop Georg Bätzing presented arguments that could also be used to introduce female ‘priests’ or even ‘bishops.’
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German archbishop: John Paul II’s teaching can’t ‘stifle’ debate on female priests
Archbishop Stefan Hesse said Catholics ‘have to be allowed to think and discuss the issues.’
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Two Female Deacon Commission members propose separation of priesthood, Church governance
Professor Anne-Marie Pelletier and Father Santiago del Cura Elena are part of a commission established in April 2020 by Pope Francis in the wake of the October 2019 Pan-Amazon Synod in Rome.
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EWTN’s ‘papal posse’ criticizes Pope’s establishment of yet another female deacon commission
Canon lawyer Father Gerald Murray said the new commission shouldn't have been formed since it calls into question the truth that 'women can't be made deacons'
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Pope Francis appoints another commission to study female deacons
Pope Francis has reopened the investigation into the possibility of women’s ordination as deacons.
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New head of German bishops’ conference on track to ‘change’ Catholic sexual teaching
‘The German bishops' conference has made it clear today that it does not wish to be anymore Roman Catholic.’
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Huge success for petition supporting Catholics who oppose German bishops’ ‘Protestantizing’ Church
Faithful German Catholics are terrified that the German bishops' 'synodal path' will 'Protestantize' will 'destroy' the substance of the Catholic Church in Germany.
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German-speaking Catholics disappointed pope’s Amazon Synod doc not liberal enough
While Cardinal Reinhard Marx insisted that married priests and female 'deacons' are still open to debate, others called 'Querida Amazonia' a disappointment for not pushing these issues.
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