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Cardinal Grech’s Controversial Comments Add to Growing List of Concerns on Post-Synodal Study Groups
The Maltese cardinal, who heads the Vatican's Secretariat for the Synod, stated in a recent interview that a female diaconate (unspecified whether ordained or not) would not be a ‘revolution’ but a ‘natural deepening of the Lord’s will.’