Women Deacons in the Maronite Church
The study investigates the inclusion of women deacons in the canons of the National Synod of Mount Lebanon of 1736, which formalized Latinization of the Maronite Church, providing for codification of its particular law. The canons were approved in forma specifica by Pope Clement XII and have never b...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2016]
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Theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 3, Pages: 593-602 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Maroniten
/ Diaconal ordination
/ Deaconess
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology RB Church office; congregation |
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| Summary: | The study investigates the inclusion of women deacons in the canons of the National Synod of Mount Lebanon of 1736, which formalized Latinization of the Maronite Church, providing for codification of its particular law. The canons were approved in forma specifica by Pope Clement XII and have never been modified or overruled, thereby giving evidence of the liceity of ordaining women deacons in the Catholic Church. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563916652400 |