Why women cannot be Catholic deacons Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog Monday, October 18, 2021 Just because there is no explicit document about diaconate, like Ordinatio sacerdotalis is explicit about priesthood, that doesn’t mean that we can legitimately conclude that women can be ordained to the diaconate. That’s a sort of “no news is good news” argument, which is a fallacy. No news means no news. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Why women cannot be Catholic deacons
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Monday, October 18, 2021