What do U.S. Catholics think about women in the renewed diaconate? The Catholic Church’s recovery of the concept of “synodality” encourages an answer to the question. This article examines the possible cultural acceptance of women deacons and the consequent organizational factors and concerns surrounding its implementation. It reviews three studies: a professional study conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) of the attitudes of Catholic women in the United States (commissioned by America Media); an unscientific online poll conducted by the magazine U.S. Catholic; and a second CARA study of the attitudes of the leaders of men’s and women’s religious institutes and orders in the United States. The examination concludes with a discussion on the diaconal tasks women already perform in the Catholic Church and the manner in which the restoration of women to the ordained office of deacon could occur in this global institution.

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美国天主教徒如何看待女执事？

美国天主教徒如何看待新执事中的女性？天主教会对“主教会议”概念的恢复鼓励了对这个问题的回答。本文探讨了女性执事在文化上的可能接受度以及随之而来的组织因素和围绕其实施的担忧。它回顾了三项研究：使徒应用研究中心 (CARA) 对美国天主教妇女的态度进行的专业研究（由美国媒体委托）；美国天主教杂志进行的一项不科学的在线民意调查；以及关于美国男性和女性宗教机构和教团领导人态度的第二项 CARA 研究。