Agreed. I read through some of the comments on his original thread regarding the washing of 2 women's feet. One poster commented that in a matter of minutes, her parish pastor tossed two men from that night's lineup and substituted two women. Fr. Z gave Pope Francis the benefit of the doubt suggesting that he did this as an act of charity, something he has done for years as a cardinal and has not yet made the mental conversion of its implications on the church as a whole. Let's give him some time to adjust to this new role. I sympathize with the pope as I too prefer a simpler life. Give him some time.
Actually, I've seen this type of comment a number of times now in various blog posts.
Why is it no priests immediately wanted to emulate BXVI administering Holy Communion on the tongue and only to those kneeling yet because of this Mandatum aberration numerous priests acted on it within minutes?
I don't believe this. Our parish has always done men and women and let me tell you, they have to head to the highways and byways to find people as it is. It's not a popular tradition. I don't know anybody who'd be crying tears if they cut it out. ANd I don't believe there's anybody - male or female - who's so itching to be a part of it that they'd oust two guys who'd already agreed to do it.