Court Fines Belgian Cardinal and Archbishop for Denying Woman Admission to Diaconate

By Jonah McKeown

A Belgian civil court has fined two Catholic prelates after they denied a woman entry into a diaconate formation program. According to the Belgian newspaper De Morgen, Veer Dusauchoit requested to register for training as a deacon in June 2023 and again in October 2023 from the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.

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Belgian prelates Archbishop Luc Terlinden of Mechelen-Brussels (left) and former archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Cardinal Jozef De Kesel were fined by a Belgian court after they denied a woman entry into a diaconate formation program. | Credit: HATIM KAGHAT/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images