Advocates say Francis has taken the issue of women clergy off the table at the synod by asking the Vatican's typically conservative doctrinal office to take over study of whether women can be ordained as deacons
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At the first synod a year ago, members said it was “urgent” for the global Church to better include women in decision-making roles. Francis has taken some steps to promote women to positions previously held only by men, including letting nearly 60 women serve among the 368 voting members at this synod.
Francis, 87, has already created two previous Vatican commissions to consider ordaining women as deacons, but has not moved forward on it. The issue is one of 10 subjects that he removed from the synod’s considerations and assigned to study groups to report to him next June.Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the Church’s lead doctrine official, told the summit on October 2 that “there is still no room for a positive decision” regarding women deacons.
“History repeats itself,” said Perroni, a founder of the Committee of Italian Women Theologians. “There is nothing left to study.”
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