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Most US bishops do not foresee ordination of female deacons

January 23, 2019

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CWN Editor's Note: Most American bishops would ordain women as deacons if the Vatican authorized that option, according to a study by Georgetown’s Center for the Applied Research in the Apostolate. However, only a minority of American bishops believe that the ordination of female deacons is possible, and an even smaller minority believe that the Vatican will approve such ordinations.

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