Posted on 06/25/2015 2:10:46 PM PDT by markomalley
This was so quirky, that I had to post it. I asked a priest friend to write a response.
From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Our Episcopal [?] priest recently became a nun. She insists on wearing her habit when serving mass. Is this proper or even allowed under canon 284?. She is causing a split in our parish. We hired a priest, not a nun. Most of us are happy that she has found another calling, but we feel that when she is working (ministering) as a priest and serving God as a priest she should look like a priest, not a nun. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
Fr. Z’s REPONSE:
Anglicanorum coetibus!
GUEST RESPONSE:
As a child, playing make believe was never ending fun. When I was younger, the family across the street had a large box in their garage, full of cast-off clothing. As children, we would occasionally root through the box and dress up, pretending to be adults. There was a white shirt with french cuffs in the box. At that time, the only one I knew who wore french cuffs was our family doctor. So, I would put on that shirt, and pretend to be a doctor. The other kids would come into my “office,” I would listen to their heartbeat, take their pulse, look into their mouth and invariably prescribe two or three pieces of candy that substituted for pills. It made for an enjoyable afternoon. One day, the shirt was missing. Rooting through the box, I found another white shirt and put it on, but it did not have french cuffs. My friends and I were disappointed. We couldn’t play doctor’s office without the proper shirt. It just wasn’t the same. I think we probably ended up playing “Mother May I,” or frozen tag instead.
So I know how you feel, having had a parallel experience. You’re expecting one sort of outfit, that seems to be the essential factor – and that outfit has changed. It must be disappointing.
Oh, and I wasn’t really a doctor either. I suppose the difference between our experiences is that all of my friends new I wasn’t really a doctor and wasn’t really prescribing pills. We knew we were just play-acting.
If you have gone this far with the Episcopal Church, why question anything further?
Why not we've got Trans-judicature.
Oh and citing Canon law? They threw out the bible, tradition are reason. The only Canon law that applies anymore are the ones they use to defrock conservatives or grab diocesan assets.
Aren’t nuns supposed to be “married” to Christ? I’m not sure Jesus would go for this one.
“gone this far with the Episcopal Church, why question anything further?”
You nailed it.
Whoever asked the question has to be the last member of that congregation.
I just can picture Episcopalian cross-gendered priest-nuns having a very big flock
My impression is that she was a she-priest and has remained a she-nun. However, I could be wrong.
priest-monk is common.
I don’t agree with the idea of women priest but if they did exist I guess priest-nun would make sense for the unmarried priestess
Another victim of the Ronco In-the-Cranium brain scrambler.
Kinda like arguing the fine points of ObamaCare.
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