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Article: Holy Saturday message: Adopt a bishop.(Review)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- April 13, 2001
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The women on the cover of Phyllis Zagano's book Holy Saturday are not afraid. Unlike many depictions of the women who went to anoint Jesus' body, these women have purpose painted across their faces. Bearing their ministerial tools -- alabaster jars of spices -- they sidestep the sleeping watchmen and learn of the Resurrection from an angel.
Those who are participating in the Adopt-a-Bishop campaign related to the book, which advocates ordaining women deacons, are not afraid either. Zagaono and others are trying to make sure the book gets into the hands of bishops.
In her scholarly work, subtitled An Argument for the Restoration of the Female Diaconate ...