Various topics were discussed in the various working groups. One highlight was that prior to having viri probati priests, there should be viri probati deacons from which ranks the viri probati priests would come. “The Permanent Deaconate can, therefore, be an appropriate “laboratory” for the possible future inclusion of married men to the Sacrament of Holy Orders.” 
Synod: Day 7
Various topics were discussed in the various working groups. One highlight was that prior to having viri probati priests, there should be viri probati deacons from which ranks the viri probati priests would come. “The Permanent Deaconate can, therefore, be an appropriate “laboratory” for the possible future inclusion of married men to the Sacrament of Holy Orders.”
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