Women deacons may preserve unity

It’s unlikely that Pope Leo XIV would approve the ordination of women to serve as deacons in the Catholic Church because such a change in church practice would not match Leo’s wish to be more of a “unifying pope” — in contrast to the sometimes feather-ruffling leadership style of his predecessor [“Will women get new role as deacons?,” Long Island, Sept. 15].

The smart money, the article suggests, is on further inaction on such a potentially hot-topic issue in the interest of preserving ecclesial unity.

But why do we Catholics so readily assume that true unity is somehow served by ignoring the just and truth-based complaints of the persons who have always done the bulk of the day-to-day work in the church while being excluded from participation in ordaine

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