[sinkspur]

Why? Would a surgeon operate with a little girl in the operating theater?

Not a good analogy; he wouldn't operate with little boys in the theater either.

I can't believe the ink that has been spilled over this issue, and, apparently in Atlanta, the issue of whether to wash women and children's feet.

These bishops are playing with fire by simply mandating a change and not explaining the reason behind it. Priests will simply ignore them, or have no servers at all, or cancel the washing of the feet ceremony.

[GirlShortstop]

These bishops are playing with fire by simply mandating a change and not explaining the reason behind it. Priests will simply ignore them, or have no servers at all, or cancel the washing of the feet ceremony.

Mandating serves as a cleansing, perhaps?  i.e., a "method to their madness".

FReegards.