NEW BISHOP OF INNSBRUCK CALLS FOR WOMEN DEACONS
New Bishop of Innsbruck calls for women deacons He also said he was 'very open' to giving Communion to the divorced and remarried. The new Bishop of Innsbruck, Hermann Glettler, has said he supports the ordination of women to the diaconate, and is open to giving Communion to the divorced and remarried. Bishop Glettler said he would be in support of admitting women to the diaconate. Last year, Pope Francis set up a committee to study the issue of women deacons, and their role in the early Church. The Pope said that while his understanding was that the women described as deacons in the New Testament were not ordained as male deacons are today, “it would be useful for the Church to clarify this question.” However, Bishop Glettler said it would give him great joy if the committee would reach a positive decision. He also said that the idea that woman may one day be priests is “not so utopian” . However, change will come in “steps” , such as or...