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Peter W. Keenan: 60 years Since the End of Vatican 11…
December 4 2025
Paddy Ferry
So well said, Peter. Great man, Teihard de Chardin, yet only 11, I believe, attended his funeral, same as Karl Marx. The 3 unstable foundational stones our church rests on and that Teilhard de Chardin refers to were initially brought to my attention by Tony Flannery, another modern day prophet. I am wondering as I write this if John Henry Newman’s essay on The Development of Doctrine, which I struggled to complete sometime ago, changes in any way the static view of revelation de Chardin referred to. Beautiful analysis/metaphor by Gabriel Daly, such a wonderful influence when it was most needed during the dark ages, so eloquently described by Brendan Hoban in his excellent book, “Holding out for a Hero”. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Gabriel are now gone to a better place, we hope. But there are still great men and women left. But what happens when they are all gone. Will we be left only with the new young generation of right-wing, zealot priests? Depressing thought!! Perhaps the Francis and Leo experience will lead to “more normal young men entering seminary training" as my old friend Keith O’Brien would often express a wish for during our many discussions on this very topic. God rest them all.
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
patC
How many priests will get angry or even moved about this decision? It’s a big part of the problem.
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
Roy Donovan
So this Commission continues to massively restrict how the Holy Spirit can work. Women who are 50% if not more of the population continue to be excluded. Men under 18 and over 69 need not apply. The Holy Spirit continues to be reduced by this Commission to men who are not married between 19 and 68. If most men get married or are living in partnership with children, those remaining must be a very small % for the Holy Spirit to operate out of!
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Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
December 4 2025
Dermot Quigley
Rome will be PERMANENTLY discerning the female Diaconate. The Traditional teaching is that only baptized males can receive Holy Orders. (CIC 1917 #968 & CIC 1983 #1024) Leo XIV is scared to reaffirm this in case the Synodalists get upset. On the other hand, he doesn't want to risk a Schism (or an AntiPope) by allowing female Deacons.
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Peter W. Keenan: 60 years Since the End of Vatican 11…

Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive

Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive

Vatican News: Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive