Irish Archbishops Want Female Deacons - Have Women Leading Parishes
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Ireland, lamented in an interview with TheTablet.co.uk on 28 December that the Vatican’s study group on female deacons had been “published in isolation” from those of the other nine synod study groups set up by Pope Francis.
He would have preferred the report on women deacons to be published alongside those of the other groups examining co-responsibility and the role of lay people in the Church, as this would have provided a more balanced perspective, in his view.
He added: “It’s interesting that Pope Leo XIV said this question remains open rather than saying it's over.”
Archbishop Martin considers it "a really important question" of how women can fully exercise their baptismal priesthood. He considers his question “very, very pressing” because “those who have thought that the path to decision-making, leadership and service in the Church goes through the priesthood will now feel that women are excluded”.
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If you enter a church and see this creature, run away as fast as you can, and do not return until you know this monstrosity is no more.
Yep. That's pretty scary. Especially the hot pink fingernail stilettos along with the bosom by Rubens.
The Irish Episcopacy like the German One has been dying since the 80s due to the influx of progressive idealisms. Female Ordination is an example of such folly
The Synodal wing, which effectively dominates Ireland’s stagnant Church, appears to be grappling with cognitive dissonance in light of Rome’s unequivocal refusal to approve women deacons
Most people WON"T accept it. One diocese I know tried to put in female "pastoral administrators" who ran the parish. Priests were ONLY labeled "sacramental ministers" who said Mass, gave Communion, absolved sins in Confessions, etc. [you know - the real work of priests]. The ladies 'lorded over' the congregation requiring people make appointments to talk to the priest. They ignored them and just called Father up themselves.
Who is Eamon Martin kidding? No one in Eire even goes to Mass anymore
thanks to 60 years of this kind of feckless leadership..