Crdl Schönborn Open Himself to ‘Ordaining’ Women to Diaconate

LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn expressed his hope on the weekend that he might one day “also ordain women to the diaconate.”

On 29 September, Cardinal Schönborn presided over a diocesan gathering in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna where he is the archbishop. During his speech, he reported that only a few days earlier, he had ordained 14 married men to the permanent diaconate.

“Perhaps [I will ordain] one day also women as deacons,” the Cardinal added, More here.