Where is it taught by the Church that this is not possible?

Ordaining women is so completely contrary to 2000 years of Church practice that frankly it shouldn't actually have to be said, it ought to be obvious.

Ott calls it "sent. fidei proxima" that women can't be ordained deacons. (It's de fide for priests and bishops.)

A Teaching proximate to Faith (sententia fidei proxima) is a doctrine, which is regarded by theologians generally as a truth of Revelation, but which is not yet been finally promulgated as such by the Church.

So, for one not versed, at all, in theology, did you say?:

Although the Church has not formally stated that women cannot be deacons, there is other doctrine that would be violated if women were allowed to be deacons.

The crux is the unicity of holy orders. We know they cannot be priests. But Holy Orders is one sacrament. If they could be deacons, then they can receive that one sacrament, and hence could be priests

Thank you. For the lingua franca. That's the second post of yours that I've understood.

There is already an active thread on this topic.

Unlocked by request.

I'm not quite sure where I put my copy of Denzinger (you'd think it would be too big to lose, but I'm really good at this), but when I find it, I will see what documents it gives for this under the subject index.

I think it would be nothing less than asinine fatuity to suggest that although women cannot be ordained as priests, they can nevertheless can be ordained as deacons. This isn't even a position anyone really holds rather the people arguing for female deacons are only using it as kind of test case for them to be ordained as priests.

Mrs Timmy, I am not accusing you of deliberately lying, but I can state with certainty that you are not telling the truth in suggesting that I offered my opinion. All I did was repeat the two facts already stated by Obi in this statement:

100% no doubt.

I wanted non-debate answers from a Catholic perspective.

Didn't Obi and PED provide an answer?

Follow-up questions can reasonably be asked.

Yes. I explained why I started this thread when there's another one on this topic.

Can women be admitted to instituted ministries or minor orders?

I'm not sure what law covers the minor orders since they're no longer in the Code of Canon Law. The Code of Canon Law does specify "men" (viri) for lector and acolyte; whether that is of divine law depends on what you think the ministries of acolyte and lector are--specifically what their connection is to the sacrament of Holy Order. I am not aware of anything addressing that question.