The diaconate perpetuates a clerical mind-set. As the present clerical system excludes so many, including religious brothers and sisters as many of them could be ordained at this moment in time but are precluded (Males presently) because they are perceived as lacking educational qualifications (Capabilities) by the “elite” because for many that is what they see themselves as “set apart”.
This mind-set of elitism stems from the time of the uneducated masses. In the West today education standards are higher information on any topic is instantly available on the net, this situation no longer applies.
The edifice is crumbling as the clerical culture within it is incapable of confronting itself honestly, because if it did so it would have to embrace humility, thankfully Our Lord Himself has given the Church the means to do this 

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