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unity of different diaconal ministries, 41 Word, as evangelizer and teacher, 33–34 documentation. See also certificates applications for admission to aspirant stage, ch4note14, 186, ch4norm4, ch4note12 candidate stage (admission), 207, ch5norm8 ministries/ordination, scrutinies and documentation, 242, 244 wives, application documentation, 186d., 186e., ch4note16 dogmatic theology, 133d. Eastern Catholic Churches bi-ritual deacons, 110 Orientalium Ecclesiarium ( Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches ), 3 Ecclesia in America ( The Church in America ), 29, ch1note19, preface note 38 ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, 128, 133j., 141e., 159–160 employment. See occupations of deacons; occupations of aspirants, candidates, deacons episcopate. See bishops Essential Norms for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies for Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Deacons (USCCB), 133f., ch6norm10 ethnicity/race. See diversity Eucharist, 23, 120, 259 evangelization/new evangelization Church’s call, 64 intellectual dimension of formation, 227 post-ordination stage, 265 Word, deacon as evangelizer and teacher, 33–34, 55 excardination, 84 expenses, reimbursement, 103, ch2norm19, ch2note111 Familiaris Consortio , 144, 145, ch3note52 families of aspirants, candidates, deacons. See also wives of aspirants, candidates, deacons