Irish Jesuit bishop says women are not second class citizens EXCLUSIVE REPORT The bishop of Down and Connor, Alan McGuckian has unequivocally said that he thinks the door to the female diaconate is shut and that his fellow Jesuit Pope Francis should have said so. The bishop made the comments during an interview with…
‘The door to female diaconate is shut and Pope Francis should have said so’ – Bishop McGuckian
Bishop Alan McGuckian of Down and Connor with Bishop Niall Coll at the ceremony.

