Did the Vatican Just Shut the Door on the Female Diaconate? Not Exactly

The Vatican study commission on the female diaconate recently released its findings: while it does not support a sacramental form of the female diaconate at this time, it leaves the door open for the magisterium to reconsider in the future. Meanwhile, a non-sacramental female diaconate is still possible today. What does this really mean for women in the Church? I break down the report and explore its implications in detail.

Link to the report: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2025/12/04/0950/01725.html

00:00 Introduction
01:30 Summary of the report
06:40 A non-sacramental female diaconate?
11:53 Misleading headlines from Catholic media outlets
16:20 Cardinal Petrocchi's summary
21:00 Going to the primary sources
22:42 Can Catholic doctrine change?
23:50 Will a female diaconate be introduced?

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