Austrian theologian: “Married priests and women deacons should be reintroduced as soon as possible”

Austrian theologian: “Married priests and women deacons should be reintroduced as soon as possible” July 30, 2015

From The Tablet in London:

The dean-elect of Salzburg University’s Catholic theological faculty has called for married priests and women deacons in the Church.

572229_8d14adb87c“Married priests and women deacons should be reintroduced as soon as possible. That would bring new dynamism to the Church”, the future dean of Salzburg University’s Catholic theological faculty, Professor Dietmar Winkler, told the Austrian daily Salzburger Nachrichten

…The issue of women priests was “theologically complicated” but women deacons “which is well documented up to the Middle Ages” should be reintroduced as soon as possible, he said. Professor Winkler, 52, was appointed adviser to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity by Pope Benedict XVI and confirmed in this office by Pope Francis. He is also adviser to Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

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Photo via Salzburg University website


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