http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jan/29/letter-bless-you/
Notwithstanding Bishop Frank Dewane's stern warning to former nun Judy Beaumont not to attempt ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood ("Church warns for woman's soul,'' Jan. 21 Daily News), I attended her valid ordination later that day at Lamb of God Lutheran-Episcopal Church in Fort Myers, which has been supporting Beaumont and Roman Catholic woman priest Judy Lee in their ministry to the needy and homeless at Joshua House, which the two women founded.
It was an inspiring event despite the mean-spirited threat of automatic excommunication for those participating in the ordination. Who knows? Maybe even I qualified for that badge of distinction.
Prior to the ordination and Mass, presided over by Bridget Mary Meehan, one of 12 validly consecrated female Roman Catholic bishops in the world, the crowd viewed the film "Pink Smoke Over the Vatican," a well-documented history of the first 12 centuries of the Church when there were married priests and female priests and bishops, and the centuries since then when females have been arbitrarily denied response to Christ's call to the priesthood by our male hierarchs who insist they are Christ's only sanctioned intermediaries.
I'm appalled at women's willingness to accept second-class church citizenship.
Maybe if they all stayed home next Sunday, the semi-empty churches might send a message to the wannabe monarchs in the chanceries throughout the Catholic world?
Be true to your gender and give it a try, ladies. Make us men proud of you.
Living Gospel Inclusivity and Empowerment Now
"I attended her valid ordination "
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"Prior to the ordination and Mass"
Not an ordination, not a Mass.
"one of 12 validly consecrated female Roman Catholic bishops"
Invalid.
"first 12 centuries of the Church when there were married priests and female priests and bishops,"
Incorrect. There were no female priests or bishops. Any such title one might be confusing for this pertained to the wife of a married clergyman. The women were not ordained.
History is invalid. Ask Invalid.
ReplyDeleteThe reason why the Magisterium has no authority to ordain women is that Jesus chose only circumcised male Jews as his apostles.
ReplyDeleteWherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church’s divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Luke 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on uncircumcised Gentiles, and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church’s faithful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=HCmvDwDocrw