Pope Francis opens up Ministries of Lector and Acolyte to women. Closing the Stable Door after the Horse has Bolted : Grin Verlag : 9783346351364 : 334635136X : 16 Apr 2021 : Polemic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Theology - Historic Theology, Ecclesiastical History, grade: 1.0, Kwame Nkrumah University, language: English, abstract: This article examines the significance of the breaking news - at least on 11 January 2021- from the Vatican about Pope Francis modifying Canon 230 §1 of the Code of Canon Law to officially grant women access to the ministries of lector and acolyte. The breaking news, I argue, was not about "Access of Women to the Ministries of Lector and Acolyte" but "Modifying Canon 230 §1 of the Code of Canon Law". This article explores why this is significant and whether ultimately it could lead to the full Monty of the ordination of women to the Catholic diaconate, presbyterate and episcopate. Although coming 62 years too late after the decision by Pope John XX