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Phyllis Zagano, medlem av den påvliga kommission som fått i uppdrag att utreda om kvinnor kan diakonvigas, skriver i NCR om sin egen ståndpunkt och sina förväntningar på kommissionens arbete. Hon är försiktigt optimistisk men erinrar om att tidigare kommissioner som lämnat oönskade resultat till Vatikanen fått se sina rapporter opublicerade förpassas till Troskongregationens stora papperskorg. Om sin egen ståndpunkt skriver Zagano:
”Despite the frayed edges of the conversation, I think it is important for the church — the whole church — to think and pray about women deacons. Were they ordained in ceremonies identical to those used for men? Yes. Was that always the case? Who knows? Did their ordination ceremonies include the epiclesis — the calling down of the Holy Spirit — and the laying on of hands? Yes. Did they have the same tasks and duties as men deacons? No. They had some. But neither did men deacons share their tasks and duties, including anointing ill women and those newly baptized. History alone cannot decide this. One hopes the Holy Spirit is in the details.”
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/just-catholic/women-deacons-what-happens-next
Gert Gelotte
