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I think one only has to look at the Latin Church since Vatican II to realize the dangers of archaeologism, which Pius XII referred to as "exaggerated and senseless antiquarianism." Many early Church practices that were abandoned centuries ago have created chaos when reintroduced outside of the cultural and historical contexts in which they may have once been relevant. Just because something may have been done at an earlier time is not necessarily a good reason for bringing it back.

It doesn't need restoring, per se, in all of the Churches, as it never ceased in many of the Syriac ones. Women singing in the choir in the Syriac and Chaldean churches are supposed to be ordained deaconess; Bishop Mar Ibrahim recently ordained another group deaconess before his retirement.

Interesting.

Excellent point.

There is a wisdom, however, to going backwards, in order to move forward