A high-level Vatican commission has voted against allowing women to serve as deacons, maintaining the Church’s practice of all-male clergy, according to report given to Pope Leo XIV.
The commission, in a 7-1 vote, said historical research and theological investigation “excludes the possibility” of allowing women to serve as deacons at this time but recommended further study of the issue.
The report, published today, said the group’s assessment of the matter was strong, but “does not as of today allow a definitive judgement to be formulated”.
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