Is this for real??!! How can the Church even consider hosting such an ordination??!! Shame on the Ordinary for even considering it! I mean do we belong to the same Catholic Church, foundedd by Jesus Christ, or not? While I'm all for ecumenism and Christian hospitality, allowing such an 'ordination' to take place is AN INSULT to al Catholics! My Grace, you should be ashamed of yourself for even considering it!

Just a scriptural note: Romans 16:1 clearly identifies Phoebe as a deaconess of the Church at Cenchrae. So, we know that the early Church definitely had women deacons. Whether the deaconess identified in Romans is the same as the Holy Orders of Deacon as we know it to day is not certain. But as Catholics we should be careful not to overstate "Truth". Sometimes our practice is simply Church discipline, such as with celibacy.

The Catholic Church always works for the unification of all Christians, but not at the expense of truth.

Deo Gratias! That this was not allowed what a scandal this would of been.

Arthur, This action is not snobbery. Catholic Church, in obedience to the actions and teachings of Christ, the Apostles, and 2,000 years of Church teaching, does not ordain women to Holy Orders. These people, however well intended, are protestants and it would be a scandal for the Church to not only allow the ordinations of protestant women, but protestants in general, to occur inside a sanctified Catholic Church. It's scandalous to me and to any Roman Catholic who believes in all the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. I sincerely encourage all here to take the time to study, in earnest, the real teachings of the Holy Catholic Church, which is the continuing presence of Christ on Earth and whose earthly head, the Pope, is the Vicar of Christ as he is the successor of St. Peter(Matt. 16:18). St. Paul refers to the Church as the pillar and foundation of Truth and so the Church cannot, against her mission to safeguard the Truth for all generations, allow such actions to occur which can appear as though She is sanctioning the beliefs and practices of those who protest Her teachings and Magisterial authority. I hope, in a spirit of charity to the Truth and of humility, we can begin to try to understand why the Church teaches what she does, after all Our Lord said "The gates of hell shall not prevail against her." Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum

We Catholics pray for the day when all Christians come back to the Church that Jesus Christ established. Until that time, no sect should use Catholic facilities to promote their doctrine that goes against the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church.

We Catholics pray for the day when all Christians come back to the Church that Jesus Christ established. Until that time, no sect should use Catholic facilities to promote their doctrine that goes against the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church.

Well thank God someone had the hospitality to offer. This is Christian snobbery at its worst! Sorry Joseph and Giuseppe - venue for hire, its all bricks and mortar. Pray do not mystify it!!

The Anglicans left the Roman Catholic Church many years ago...when they return as Roman Catholics, then they can use a Roman Catholic Church for the Ordination of Deacons. End of story!