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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
Soline Humbert
"This conclusion is a disappointing failure of courage, synodality, and pastoral leadership. At a moment when the global Church is in urgent need of reform and renewal, particularly on the role of women in the Church, the commission’s report reflects an institutional reluctance to engage fully with both the historical evidence and the current pastoral needs of the People of God as well as an unwillingness to listen to the Holy Spirit speaking through the experiences of women and the Synod process." From FUTURE CHURCH Press release Full text: https://preview.mailerlite.com/q4y2a5j6n1/2892487390843115754/r9r2/
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Joe O’Leary: Thoughts on Christ the King, 23 November 2025
November 23 2025
Sean O'Conaill
I am not well-enough read in St Augustine to pronounce on that, but the phrase 'merely symbolic' raises a question about our understanding of what symbols are and how they actually 'work' - i.e. how they communicate. What I mean is that if one is saying 'the Eucharist is just a symbol' one is already 'outside' the experience, even the 'reality', that the words 'this is my body' were intended to convey - i.e. that Jesus is lovingly in this and every moment giving himself completely to and for us. Similarly, what would be the the point of everyone gathering around an altar if at that moment everyone is thinking 'this is just a symbolic exercise' - distancing themselves from the only good reason for being there in the first place? Doesn't our own 'real presence' demand that we enter fully into the realness of God's presence both in the consecrated host and the gathered assembly - and are NOT at that moment thinking 'this is just a symbolic exercise'? I suppose I am asking if the phrases 'merely symbolic' or 'just a symbol' make any sense.
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Peter W. Keenan: 60 years Since the End of Vatican 11…
December 4 2025
Seamus Ahearne
I was ever so pleased to see my friend Gabriel Daly appear in the article. He did say many fine things. And his turn of phrase was always so clear and to the point. Paddy thank you. Your piece was good. I smiled and was impressed to hear you mention Keith Patrick so positively and as a friend. He was a very pastoral man and had the warmth of a good human being. Yes. Yes. I know the rest.
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
Seamus Ahearne
Roy. You keep on stating the obvious and fighting for the cause. The Commission's Report was as expected and is still disappointing. The Anglican Communion has moved on, and appointed Sarah Mullally; a Bishop and now to be the Archbishop of Canterbury. They did take a long time unlike ourselves - with an election and selection in a few days! We are ever so slow in grasping the whole meaning of priesthood. Here is a very simplistic version of Ordination: It is about a 'someone' or 'anyone' who can create Order, in a gathering of people, to celebrate God. Would that ever do, I wonder? It would help to escape the gender issue. My concern is that the decision of the Commission will again cause a distraction and we will continue fustering around for ages. Why do we allow ourselves to be taken up with unimportant issues? The core business of faith is our major target, and the business of our lives. Can it ever matter anymore the 'who' doing it???
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive