Synod Rules Out Women Deacons; Meetings Called to Be ‘Laboratories of Synodal Life’

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Synod Rules Out Women Deacons; Meetings Called to Be ‘Laboratories of Synodal Life’
Daniel Ibañez
On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons.

Oct. 3 press briefing outlined purpose of this month’s discussions held at the Vatican.