Deacons perform many of the same functions as priests, such as presiding over baptisms, weddings and funerals, but they cannot celebrate Mass. Advocates say allowing women to be deacons would help ...

Every church, practically and functionally, has to come down on a position. You’re either going to install women into the office of deacon—or not.

In other words: bishop, priest and deacon. What has been said above refers first and foremost to the Apostles and their successors, the bishops. Those men who receive episcopal ordination receive ...

Michigan Wolverines (1-0) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-0) Greensboro, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -1.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest ...

Where the Golden Bears are 0-4 in one-score games, the Demon Deacons are 3-2, with their last three wins coming by a combined 10 points. Wake has the more balanced offense, with Hank Bachmeier ...

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What can Judaism — and more precisely, the Bible and its commentaries — say ... that the people of Sodom created laws that demeaned women. There were four judges in Sodom, each named for ...

It hasn’t always been this way. Before 1980, men consistently voted in higher proportions than women in presidential election years. But since then, women have been the more reliable voter.

Men still outnumber female members of Congress. Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders. Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times. Also ...

Under this banner the majority of the Synod hypothesized priestly ordination for permanent deacons, even if married. Yet Francis does not share this hypothesis - even if he affirms that he does not ...

But how long do they think women can still wait for someone to make a move and say to them: Oh yes, now you can also become a deacon?" As for the document approved by the Synod, which describes ...