Oops, ten boys and two girls, not 8 and 2.
I hope you can help me out with this.
Abortion is not wrong because the Church says so, correct? The Church says so because it is wrong.
Washing girl’s feet is wrong because the Church says so. But in this case, the Church does not say so because it violates the natural law, or even that it violates the deposit of faith, correct? It’s a man-made rule, which existed at one time for a purpose, and which Christ’s vicar may do with as he pleases, no?
The Pope could not - cannot - proclaim that abortion is OK, or that women can be priests.
But as to what priests should wear, or whose feet are washed - those are things he may decide at his pleasure, are they not?