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1) Ordination is the setting apart of men and women for the work of the threefold ministry of bishops, priests and deacons. At present ordination to the Diaconate (order of deacons) and the Priesthood is open to both men and women in the Church of England. In some parts of the Anglican Communion women can be consecrated bishops as well as men. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches ordination is still restricted to men. Ordination to the three fold ministry dates back to early church and some scholars trace it to New Testament times.
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