Vatican Considering Women Deacons/Not Women Priests/ Full Equality Still Elusive/ Permanent Diaconate=Second Class Citizenship for Women in the Church

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"This idea was reinforced in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI altered the Code of Canon Law, specifically Canon 1009, to make an important distinction between the priesthood and the diaconate. The canon reads, "Those who are ordained in the episcopate or presbyterate [priesthood] receive the mission and faculty of acting in the person of Christ the Head. Deacons, however, receive the power of serving the People of God in the ministries [diakonia] of the liturgy, the word, and charity."With this fairly new understanding, Wcela stated, that "iconic maleness is not a requirement for [deacons]," only bishops and priests represent "Christ the Head."
This theology contradicts our baptismal equality and is sexist at its core! Women will not be equals until they are ordained priests in the institutional Catholic Church. Bridget Mary Meehan, arcwp, www.arcwp.org