text: Well, at least this bishop is performing a confirmation.   I have been dealing with a diocese where the bishop is handing my son's confirmation off to our parish priest.  I really disagree with this hand off simply because, as this bishop points out, this is perhaps the only occasion when the Bishop will actually preside over a sacrament for these young adults, helping them to realize that their Bishop truly cares about them as members of his personal flock.  
  
  My other issue is that the deacons were not ordained - scripture does not state that.  They were prayed over.  In fairness, the apostles did not ordain anyone male or female according to scriptures.  There were male and female deacons and presbyters (priests- by the job description & per the sacraments they presided over).
  
  My other problem with this article is, as he praises Francis' example he forgets many women are kept from answering their call to priesthood because Pope Francis refuses to end this sexist bias in our church.