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Worldwide Catholic Church this divided about whether to allow women serve as deaconsaccording to the document, according to which Vatican showed on Tuesday, just weeks after Pope Francisco
Worldwide Catholic Church this divided about whether to allow women serve as deaconsaccording to the document, according to which Vatican showed on Tuesday, just weeks after Pope Francisco would exclude any discoveries on this issue.
Giving women a greater role in the male-dominated Church is one of the topics of debate at a summit of bishops known as synod.
Last year there was first session, unsuccessfulThe Vatican on Tuesday published a working document that will serve as the basis for debate at the second and final session, which will take place in October.
While some local churches are asking for women to be admitted to diaconal ministry, others are reiterating their opposition.
Noting that female deacons would not be on the Synod agenda, he stated that “theological reflection (about the problem) must continuein an adequate period and by appropriate means.”
Deacons, like priests, ordained ministers and, as in the priesthood, They must be men, as required by the Church. At the moment. female deacons existed in early Christianitybut it is unclear what role they played. They are currently unable to celebrate Mass, but can preachteach in the name of the Church, baptize and celebrityrar weddings, wakes and funerals and even manage the parish.
However, the Vatican document stresses the need “give fuller recognition” women in the Church, stating that “by virtue of baptism they enjoy complete equality.”
Known as “Instrument of labor”The document was presented after consultation with national bishops’ conferences and Catholic institutions and associations throughout the world.
Returning to another hot topic, the text did not contain any specific references to LGBTQ+ peoplebut asked for more inclusiveness.
In an interview with the program “60 minutes” from the American network CBSrecorded in April and broadcast in May, Pope Francis responded a resounding “no” to the question of whether it was open to female deacons..
But she added that women often play functions similar to those of a deacon, without formally having this title“Women do a greater service as women than as ministers,” she said.
The Synod will also study “effective procedures” for “accountability” in view of sexual or financial scandalsaccording to a preliminary text presented on Tuesday.
Pope Francis has decided that the Synod of Bishops is in fact I’ve been listening to “The Process” since 2021 were guided by synodality, i.e. church unityand for this reason, for the first time, it included non-professionals and women with the right to vote.
This “path” was formulated in stages since 2021 and after last year’s meeting in Rome, it now reaches second and last meetingin October of this year, and then present some findings, which are expected to be presented during the 2025 Holy Year.
“In our time, The demand for transparency and accountability in the Church and by the Church itself has prevailed. due to the loss of credibility due to financial scandals and, above all, sexual and other types of violence against minors and vulnerable people,” the document says.
And he adds: “Lack of transparency and forms of accountability feeds clericalismwhich is based on the implicit belief that ordained ministers are not accountable to anyone in the exercise of the authority vested in them.”
The Synod believes that the Church This problem needs to be fixed and the document calls “to promote mutual trust” so that they could “walk together” again.
This ‘Instrumentum Laborisconsiders it “necessary” to create “structures and forms of regular assessment of how ministerial responsibilities are carried out of all kinds” and “to create effective forms and procedures of transparency and accountability.”
These mechanisms must be adapted to the ” diversity of contexts“based on the civil normative framework, the expectations of society and the actual existence of competences on this issue” in every Church or Catholic institution on the planet.
He also considers it “necessary” to guarantee a number of issues, such as “annual report” This is illustrated, among other things, by the initiatives taken with regard to “protection‘, that is, from protection of minors and vulnerable peopleand women’s access to positions of responsibility is another key point of the document.
From the point of view of economic transparency,Instrumentum Laboris‘ offers to publish annual financial statementsas far as possible, verified by external reviewers, and the participation of believers in the planning of church reports.
(according to information from EFE And Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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