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Boston Archbishop O'Malley Offers Apology to Women for Feminism Comments, Foot-Washing Rite
TBO.com ^ | April 30, 2004 | AP

Posted on 04/30/2004 10:15:43 AM PDT by Land of the Irish

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1 posted on 04/30/2004 10:15:44 AM PDT by Land of the Irish
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To: Akron Al; Alberta's Child; Andrew65; AniGrrl; Antoninus; apologia_pro_vita_sua; attagirl; ...
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2 posted on 04/30/2004 10:16:58 AM PDT by Land of the Irish
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To: Land of the Irish
The Cardinal is supposed to be some kind of orthodox conservative.

He backs away from criticising "feminists".
He distances himself from refusing to give Holy Communion to openly pro-abort "Catholic" politicians.
He won't dictate to his priests about washing the feet of women.

O'Malley seems to me to be just another Law.

Too bad.
3 posted on 04/30/2004 11:07:02 AM PDT by RaginCajunTrad (Proud to be a Trad!)
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To: Land of the Irish
It should be obvious that any word that ends with the suffix -ism is at some point incompatible with Christianity.
4 posted on 04/30/2004 11:20:15 AM PDT by TradicalRC (Bibo ergo sum.)
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To: Land of the Irish
What a wuss.
5 posted on 04/30/2004 11:30:11 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (yadda, yadda, yadda)
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To: Land of the Irish
O'Malley caves.
6 posted on 04/30/2004 11:42:19 AM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah (The day the Church abandons her universal tongue is the day before she returns to the catacombs-PXII)
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To: Land of the Irish
****"they are heirs to Woodstock, the drug culture, the sexual revolution, feminism, the breakdown of authority, and divorce."****

As women go so goes society. And it ain't a pretty picture right now. Women have lost their modesty and of course this turns men on and we then have sin.
7 posted on 04/30/2004 12:09:26 PM PDT by franky (Pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Pray for our own souls to receive the grace of a happy)
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To: Land of the Irish
O'Malley - didn't sound like a French name to me.
8 posted on 04/30/2004 12:49:23 PM PDT by aimhigh
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To: franky
As women go so goes society. And it ain't a pretty picture right now. Women have lost their modesty and of course this turns men on and we then have sin.

Lord knows there are NEVER any men who've lost their modesty. What's the big deal about men wearing their pants low slung and showing off a hairy crack anyway?

O'Malley is about as effective as a 3 dollar bill.

9 posted on 04/30/2004 3:02:20 PM PDT by gemoftheocean (geez, this is all straight-forward and logical to me....)
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To: aimhigh
The washing of feet isn't intended to be an historical reenactment. It is a reminder that Jesus calls us to humble ourselves and serve those around us. In this spirit it would be appropriate to include everyone.
10 posted on 04/30/2004 3:09:31 PM PDT by lnbjohnson
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The only problem is that the official Vatican instructions state that "viri selecti" (selected men) are to have their feet washed. Anything else during the Holy Mass is sinful disobedience.
11 posted on 04/30/2004 3:27:18 PM PDT by gbcdoj (Et ecce ego vobiscum sum omnibus diebus usque ad consummationem saeculi)
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To: gbcdoj
If a man can't handle the small details, how can he be trusted to take care of the big ones?

It's in the General Instructions of the Roman Missal. He doesn't even have to take the heat for it.
12 posted on 04/30/2004 4:29:01 PM PDT by Arguss
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Archbishop O'Malley got involved with this minor issue of foot washing so he can let liberal- Cardinal Mc Carrick do his job regarding Kerry.Remember O'Malley's parishoner supports murdering unborn babies of any age.These Bishops look sillier by the day.
13 posted on 04/30/2004 5:46:16 PM PDT by ardara
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To: lnbjohnson
The washing of feet isn't intended to be an historical reenactment. It is a reminder that Jesus calls us to humble ourselves and serve those around us. In this spirit it would be appropriate to include everyone.

Uh, you left off the "IMO" - which is all that is.

Catholics who cling to their roots, as well as Orthodox Christians hold that the liturgical acts (including foot washing) a "re-presentations" of the original.

These turn our minds out of the "here and now" to the "as it always has been."

For 2,000 years, only men got their feet washed. Now, someone has a better idea?

14 posted on 04/30/2004 6:27:21 PM PDT by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and sign up for a monthly donation.)
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To: aimhigh
O'Malley - didn't sound like a French name to me.

Neither does McCarrick nor Mahoney. Go figure.

15 posted on 04/30/2004 7:23:53 PM PDT by Land of the Irish
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To: Land of the Irish
Oh, dear. Once a bishop starts apologizing, there is never an end of it.

Cardinal Law appeared to be a strong, conservative bishop when he was first appointed, and he was cordially disliked by the liberal Catholics of Massachusetts. But evidently he began to give way, and pretty soon he was making excuses for pedophile priests.

O'Malley has also continued to back that really horrible sex ed program.
16 posted on 04/30/2004 8:31:45 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: lnbjohnson; gbcdoj
The washing of feet isn't intended to be an historical reenactment. It is a reminder that Jesus calls us to humble ourselves and serve those around us. In this spirit it would be appropriate to include everyone.

Yep. If O'Malley doesn't get the answer he wants from the Vatican, he can just drop the ceremony.

It IS optional.

17 posted on 04/30/2004 8:34:15 PM PDT by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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To: don-o
For 2,000 years, only men got their feet washed. Now, someone has a better idea?

Actually the washing of the feet had fallen into disuse for some 400 years, until Pius XII reintroduced it, in 1955.

18 posted on 04/30/2004 8:35:20 PM PDT by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah; Viva Christo Rey
O'Malley caves.

"O'Malley, in a letter published in Friday's edition of The Pilot, the archdiocesan newspaper, praised what he termed "Christian feminism,""

19 posted on 04/30/2004 9:05:47 PM PDT by Land of the Irish
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To: Land of the Irish
Good points made: a) ONLY men's feet may be washed, that is the rule, plain and simple. There have been numerous pronouncements from Rome on this issue, and b) if it is going to be a political debacle, the pastor or bishop should suppress the ceremony - it is optional!
20 posted on 04/30/2004 9:55:51 PM PDT by thor76
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