“God created man and woman, God created the world this way, this way, this way, and we are doing the opposite”, Francis told the Polish bishops shortly after his arrival in Krakow at the start of a five-day pilgrimage.
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Francis then brought up a conversation he had with Pope Benedict, who, it turns out, isn’t locked away at Shady Pines but rather is still squatting at The Vatican since stepping down in 2013.
“After intense prayer and mature reflection, Pope Francis has chose to institute the Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women”. “I think it’s important that we pick up where others have left off and answer Pope Francis’s call to give more definitive answers on the history of women in the diaconate and possibilities for the future”, she said. Articles featured include reporting on world news, politics, finance, health, entertainment and technology.
Pope Francis is seen by many as progressive in terms of acceptance of the LGBT community, after saying the Church should apologize to gay people in June, but clearly, these sentiments have a breaking point.
In a possible insight to the pope’s thinking, Francis has noted that the deaconesses of the early church weren’t ordained as the male deacons of today are.
One of the appointees, Prof.
The gender-equitable group is comprised of six women and six men who are priests, nuns, theologians and university professors.
Among commission members are Marianne Schlosser, professor of spiritual theology at the University of Vienna, and Phyllis Zagano, a professor of religion at Hofstra University in NY and author of the book “Women Deacons: Past, Present, Future”. Now all Roman Catholic clergy is male.
In May, the Pope joked that he felt like a goalie fielding shots- with women asking why they can’t preach at Mass or be ordained as deacon.
Deacons are a clergy rank one below priest. Allan feel the time has come for women deacons.
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“The pontiff’s remarks are further evidence that church officials need desperately to educate themselves about the lives and experiences of LGBT people”, said Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry.
