“Pope Francis said what about ordaining women?” You may have heard a lot of different interpretations of this big news story coming out of the Vatican. Thankfully, we have Phyllis Zagano, expert on women’s roles in the church, to give us some insight on the possibility of this actually happening. In this episode, Phyllis talks us through the history of the diaconate, from its institution in the Acts of the Apostles, to its inclusion of the deaconess Phoebe, and to the reestablishment of the permanent diaconate post-Vatican II.
(Original Air 05-12-16)