He is a Jesuit and cannot be trusted.
Very good analysis! I think probably the whole rite (which is optiomal anyway, used to be done only by bishops and then was extended to parishes by VII) will be changed to give it an understanding closer to this. It has nothing to do with ordaining people, but the types who are flipping out would find something else to foam at the mouth about, so maybe it’s not worth the effort to explain it to them. Or not more than a couple of times, at least.
When the Apostles then wash the feet of others in this way, it does not mean that the others have to be ordainable, that is, men. This is not an ordination rite.
It is a traditional and historical rite though. And the Apostles WERE all men, don’t you agree? So Pope Francis is indeed breaking with tradition. Then, as celibacy of priests is a tradition and a historical rite, break with that also. No more celibate priests. I guess you get to choose which traditions you want to break with and which you don’t, eh? The road to relativism is a slippery slope.
An opinion concerning this action, not particularly suited to the needs of the low-information Christian, see:http://wdtprs.com/blog/2013/03/have-we-entered-an-age-of-a-new-gnosticism/
Or if you just want to love God and your neighbor and rejoice in Christ's resurrection, that's a choice, too.
**This is not an ordination rite.**
A good line to remember.
A great analysis of the Scripture! Thanks and Happy Easter to you.
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