We already have women priests among us, albeit 'excommunicated' by the self-proclaimed and self-perpetuating leadership of the Church. Ordaining women deacons without accepting the women priests, is just reaffirming the status quo which is blatantly anti-Jesus, who included women. At best you will get a 'female diaconate,' not the same as the men's. The women will be allowed to serve doing 'womanly' things suitable to their supposed 'feminine geniuses,' like arranging flowers, vacuuming, and reading lesser passages. You are talking about an intensely misogynist organization that did not allow women to vote at the Synods on the family. Not one woman was allowed to VOTE. So pathetic. And bizarre. First show support for women priests and their parishes, women reading the Gospel at Mass, women preaching at Mass, women as cardinals and heads of departments. Don't be creating another female ghetto. Encourage self-respect among Catholic women who have few opportunities for it in Church.