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From at least the 3rd to the 9th centuries women were
sacramentally ordained as deacons in the Catholic Church!
This proves that
they are capable of receiving Holy Orders.
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Supporting
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| General Introduction to Women Deacons | |
| 1. The Sacramental Ordination of
Women Deacons Differences discussed Opponents answered original Greek from manuscripts dramatizations of the ancient ordination rite the historical records of women deacons |
Texts of ordination rites from: |
| 2. The Tasks of Women Deacons | |
| 3. Church Councils on Women Deacons | ‘Women Deacons in the Orthodox Church’ |
| 4. History of Women Deacons | |
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Women as Deacons by John Wijngaards The Tablet 15 Feb. 2003 * ‘Women were Deacons’ by John Wijngaards The Tablet 8 May 1999 * ‘The diaconate - a ministry for women in the Church’, by Ida Raming, Orientierung 62 (1998) pp. 8-11 * Women Deacons: Goodwill Gestures, The Catholic Herald, August 19, 1990, page 5; by Moya Frenz St Leger |
* Report of an Ad Hoc
Committee of the Canon Law Society of America, 1995, *Letters to the Editor of The Tablet *‘A Call I Cannot Answer’, The Tablet (29 June 1991), by Moya Frenz St Leger *Debate in the Irish Times, 2001 |
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An analysis of this ordination rite shows that the ordination of the woman deacon is the same as that for the male deacon, and undoubtedly sacramental.
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