My daughter is an altar server. For those who have bothered to read my posts in "religion," you know that I am hardly a theological liberal (we also do the Divine Office at home). She is under no illusions (and neither am I). It has been very good for her and she has gained enough to be a spiritual leader in her class as the result of this. And, by the way, it is about 50/50 with altar servers in our parish.
I can appreciate that having altar girls is a sorry substitute for altar boys. In an era where there were orthodox female religious around that could provide her a good role model, I am glad that it is open in our diocese. After all, the justification for altar boys is to help young men discern vocations. Well, since there are very few examples of spiritual vocations out there for young women, what do you who criticize female altar servers suggest as something to help young women discern vocations? The parish girl scout troop? CYO? Puhhhleeeesee
Get some sisters (under the age of 200) involved in the schools and in the parishes so that the girls see how they can uniquely dedicate their lives as consecrated women and I'll fully support a complete closure of the sanctuary to females...until such time, this provides about the only spiritual service that a young lady can do
(I know I didn't write this that well, but I hope y'all get my point)
>>Get some sisters (under the age of 200) involved in the schools and in the parishes so that the girls see how they can uniquely dedicate their lives as consecrated women and I'll fully support a complete closure of the sanctuary to females...until such time, this provides about the only spiritual service that a young lady can do<<
Get a more Historically Catholic parish together and one would be surprised what will be there. Many times these wonderful ladies get all of the girls of my parish flocking to speak with them!
Any morning mass we have Nuns in Habits from two orders in our area.
My Choir girl daughter wants to be one when she grows up, God Love her.
How would you know whether a nun is there or not if they are not in Habit? It's been a slippery slope.
Where masculinity is optional, masculinity will often be proscribed, in practice if not in law. Especially today.