tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153529381521594901.post3189859940034358095..comments2023-12-27T18:36:13.163-05:00Comments on Bridget Mary's Blog: An Unholy Holy Week: Is the All-Male Rule of the Roman Catholic Church Self-Destructing?Bridget Mary Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10921879459312121740noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153529381521594901.post-72939551170409819812010-04-02T01:46:06.822-04:002010-04-02T01:46:06.822-04:00I watched our Mass for the washing of feet for Hol...I watched our Mass for the washing of feet for Holy Thursday, 3 young females, 3 young males, 3 respected Women and 3 respected Men ! <br />Absolutely beautiful !<br />Guitars, piano, flute, bass, violin, cello, drums of past and cherubs of now !<br />AND ... to many of the critical posters who are weak in the heart of God's calling...we had our Latin Mass Priest as one of the celebrants. The Pastor(not the latin mass priest) while not of the Tridentine Mass, lead all in beautiful adoration along with the parish family of varied ages, lifestyles, political favors, and gender.<br />All would agree that we have ONE beautiful commitment to our Lord Jesus and being a Catholic !<br /><br />Such a fresh reminder of the power of the Lord vs the power of humankind supremacy and the "all male club" mentality. <br /><br />And for the fellas from the "compound groups as I have identified them"...yes we had incense ! You know who you are ! The altar boys of the 50's and early non moving 60's.<br /><br />We are Catholic and We are The Church.<br />BTW - so you do not go romping to put downs fellas, yes the priests were guys - for now.<br /><br />Glory to the most loving God, Our our Lord Jesus Christ !Crusaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436263538590925333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153529381521594901.post-46314978190753009782010-04-02T00:09:21.514-04:002010-04-02T00:09:21.514-04:00The bishops are whimps -- pansy-type people. They...The bishops are whimps -- pansy-type people. They have forgotten they are vertebrates. They have also forgotten what they can and cannot do in their dioceses. Either that or they are too stupid or too scared to stand up and take their proper places in their dioceses. I am sorry Asheville followed the example. I imagine my daughter did not go to Holy Thursday. I don't blame her.Ravensbarquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104864903011454678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153529381521594901.post-24817738729066656302010-04-01T23:25:41.707-04:002010-04-01T23:25:41.707-04:00I'm so happy to have found out about you. I am...I'm so happy to have found out about you. I am barely hanging on to my Catholic faith and this evening I watched with repulsion the washing of the feet of 12 males in the Basilica in Asheville NC. I could not sing the hymn for thinking how our church serves those who are powerful. Patriarchy is alive and well. There is no place for women here.<br /><br />I sat there and sobbed.<br />YvetteSingandtwirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530570586621427416noreply@blogger.com