As a resident of Santa Barbara and a Catholic, I am absolutely appalled at the actions of these women, and the ridiculous anti-Catholic bias shown by the Independent in this article in calling them "Roman Catholic priests" as though their saying so makes it veritable. The latter one can expect and perhaps excuse as bad reporting, as the Independent is its own paper with the ability to print what it chooses from whatever slant and does so at some frequency; but the former is an atrocious assault upon the traditions of Holy Mother Church. All those participating in this act have been excommunicated ipso facto, and must confess these sins if they wish to come back to the Church.
The Catholic Church is not a democracy; these women cannot change her "from within" merely because they feel their individual, "special" interpretation of Scripture and "theology" (which, post -Vatican II can mean a numbers of things itself) leads them to conclude that sacred Tradition is "unfair." Christ is the Truth, the Way, and the Life, and guess what? He was *not* a woman. The Blessed Virgin Mary, His mother, by contrast, was. Men are called to imitate the former, and women are called to imitate the latter. What these "womenpriests" are doing is a sad feminist attempt to assault the natural order of Holy Mother Church. Neither the gates of Hell, nor their delusional charades, will ever prevail against her.
One thing in which we can take comfort is that these sorts of dress-up occasions are unknown among younger generations. The age of the participants in this heretical act is telling.
All generations, however, must remember that *no one* can change the Truth, the Deposit of Faith, which has been defended by the Church for millenia. I will pray for these women, and all those men and women unfortunate enough to be involved in this travesty tonight. Let us all pray that they are moved to contrition, and repent of their errors in the Sacrament of Penance as soon as possible.
Cor Iesu, miserere nobis. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis.
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Posted on July 28 at 6:26 p.m.
As a resident of Santa Barbara and a Catholic, I am absolutely appalled at the actions of these women, and the ridiculous anti-Catholic bias shown by the Independent in this article in calling them "Roman Catholic priests" as though their saying so makes it veritable. The latter one can expect and perhaps excuse as bad reporting, as the Independent is its own paper with the ability to print what it chooses from whatever slant and does so at some frequency; but the former is an atrocious assault upon the traditions of Holy Mother Church. All those participating in this act have been excommunicated ipso facto, and must confess these sins if they wish to come back to the Church.
The Catholic Church is not a democracy; these women cannot change her "from within" merely because they feel their individual, "special" interpretation of Scripture and "theology" (which, post -Vatican II can mean a numbers of things itself) leads them to conclude that sacred Tradition is "unfair." Christ is the Truth, the Way, and the Life, and guess what? He was *not* a woman. The Blessed Virgin Mary, His mother, by contrast, was. Men are called to imitate the former, and women are called to imitate the latter. What these "womenpriests" are doing is a sad feminist attempt to assault the natural order of Holy Mother Church. Neither the gates of Hell, nor their delusional charades, will ever prevail against her.
One thing in which we can take comfort is that these sorts of dress-up occasions are unknown among younger generations. The age of the participants in this heretical act is telling.
All generations, however, must remember that *no one* can change the Truth, the Deposit of Faith, which has been defended by the Church for millenia. I will pray for these women, and all those men and women unfortunate enough to be involved in this travesty tonight. Let us all pray that they are moved to contrition, and repent of their errors in the Sacrament of Penance as soon as possible.
Cor Iesu, miserere nobis.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis.
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