Kasper wades into debate over women deacons, calling move 'pastorally sensible'
Cardinal Walter Kasper, center, arrives in the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome for the liturgy of the ashes presided over by Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Walter Kasper, a respected German theologian and an influential voice at the Vatican, told a German church journal that he is in favor of allowing women to become permanent deacons, as debates over women’s roles continue to shake the church.
