Magister Says Women Deacons Are Coming
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While a veteran Vatican journalist has suggested that the 2019 Synod of
Bishops from the Amazonian basin might open the door to the appointment
of women as deacons, recent comments from the Vatican’s doctrinal chief
imply that is not likely to be the case.
In
a July 1 blog post, veteran Vatican journalist Sandro Magister argued
that Pope Francis this year has made three major “u-turns” on key
topics, noting that the pontiff has not been clear on whether the
“reversals” are “definitive and sincere.”
Magister
cited Francis' about-face on Chilean Bishop Juan Barros, who until
recently led the Diocese of Osorno, but who resigned in June in wake of
the country's massive clerical abuse scandal and accusations of
cover-up.