Despite opposition from the Vatican, German Bishop Georg Bätzing believes that women will be allowed to be ordained as deacons in the Catholic Church. Bätzing, the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, expressed confidence that the change would be made at some point in the future. “But please don’t tie me down to a specific time,” Bätzing said. The bishop addressed the issue on Thursday at a packed panel discussion at the German Catholic Days event, a major gathering of German faithful which is being held in the central city of Erfurt. In a recent interview, Pope Francis answered with a …