[ebb tide]

These priestless bishops don't have scads of deacons.

But you seem to be proposing that scads of deacons could be their solution.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Deacons could be part of the solution, yes. Deacons can be ordinary ministers of Baptism, witnesses of Matrimony, can officiate at Funerals, train Catechists, and provide much in serving congregations that need them.

One thing that inhibits priests in very poor dioceses is the large amount of expensive academic preparation: usually the equivalent of an undergrad degree and 3+ years of graduate school. It takes huge amounts of time and money.

Deacons can be "on the ground" much faster. They aid priests without competing with or rivaling them.

That's what I've seen, anyhow, in our relatively small (population), yet geographically spread-out diocese. I can only reason their usefulness would be even more obvious in the Amazon region.

Those agitating for "womynpriests" have an entirely other agenda: overturning what they call the "gender binary". You'll notice they're generally against Scripture, Tradition, and Natural Law.