Pope Francis tells CBS News women cannot receive Holy Orders, even as deacons cruxnow.com

In a conversation with CBS News, Pope Francis said women cannot be ordained as deacons.

Airing Monday night in the United States, “Pope Francis: The First” is an extended version of the interview featured on “60 Minutes” on Sunday.

CBS journalist Norah O’Donnell asked the pontiff if women will ever have “the opportunity to be a deacon and participate as a clergy member in the church?”

Francis answered quickly, “No.”

When pressed, he explained: “If it is deacons with Holy Orders, no. But women have always had, I would say, the function of deaconesses without being deacons, right? Women are of great service as women, not as ministers, as ministers in this regard, within the Holy Orders.”…

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