#  Pope Francis names panel to study ordaining women deacons - SpokaneFāVS 

 





August 08, 2016

 

 

> VATICAN CITY (RNS) Following through on a pledge he made to a group of nuns last May, Pope Francis has established a special commission to study whether the Catholic Church should take the historic step of ordaining women as deacons.

Source: *[Pope Francis names panel to study ordaining women deacons - SpokaneFāVS](http://spokanefavs.com/pope-francis-names-panel-to-study-ordaining-women-deacons/)*



 

 

 



 

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