[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

I am at St. Bendan's in Cumming, GA and I'm sure that our priest will ignore the Bishop. As a woman, however, I am not offended at all. Those are the rules as they stand coming out of Rome. It is not a cafeteria where we pick and choose. I don't even like seeing the girl alter servers...even though I have daughters.

I feel like I knew the rules when I embraced Catholicism as an adult by choosing to raise my children this way. If I didn't like the rules, I was, and am, free to find a place that fits me better. I am irritated when people say they think we should "loosen/open up". What about the people in the pews that are okay with the rules??? Are we to change because someone doesn't like what we have accepted?

[GirlShortstop]

I am irritated when people say they think we should "loosen/open up". What about the people in the pews that are okay with the rules??? Are we to change because someone doesn't like what we have accepted?

hilaryrhymeswithrich, the "loosen up" crowd really doesn't have any LOGIC behind what they cry, do they?  Their bellyaching is unreasonable in at least two ways:  disobedience (ain't gonna cut it!), and the "track record" to support an approach like theirs would not point to one of "loosening up" having been significantly successful.  Of course, if "success" is measured in non-Catholic terms, well, then, maybe...  I'll definitely leave that to someone else.  :-)

[kstewskis]

Are we to change because someone doesn't like what we have accepted?

These people have the "pair" to suggest such a thing, and expect that we change contrary to what is taught and accepted. Amazing, isn't it?

I agree with you GSS from what you said earlier..these people get down right angry and put off by what Jesus did and taught...sounds like they've been infected by "the smoke" to me...perhaps "chosing" to be ignorant?