text: No because the discussion is about supporting a useless ministry, so more useless speech, instead of intelligent speech is necessary.  We could call them princesses without authority, and they could wear a tiara spelling out the words voteless in shiny cubic zirconia.  
  
  Anyone who thinks this is a step toward priesthood needs to realize that the only kind of deaconate that is a step toward priesthood is the transitional variety.  This is foolery in the hopes of trying to make women feel important in this church because all importance was stripped from women centuries ago.  
  
  Change comes when people stand up for genuine justice and the same human dignity of all people and refuse to compromise this for any reason.