Posted on 11/12/2007 6:53:23 AM PST by OriginalChristian
ST. LOUIS — To the Roman Catholic Church, the ceremony was not an ordination. In fact, it wasn't even Roman Catholic. But to two women and the approximately 600 people who came to cheer them on, history was made Sunday in St. Louis as the two became the first women ever in the city to be ordained as Catholic priests.
And the first ever, perhaps in the world, to be ordained in a synagogue.
Rose Marie Hudson, 67, of Festus, and Elsie Hainz McGrath, 69, of St. Louis, were ordained as priests by an organization called Roman Catholic Womenpriests, which defines itself "as an international initiative within the Roman Catholic Church."
Not only is the Archdiocese of St. Louis upset about the women participating in an ordination ceremony, but the church and others in the interfaith community were upset that the Central Reform Congregation, in the Central West End, hosted the event.
"The event of today is really very sad because the name Roman Catholic has been misused and misapplied," said Dr. Lawrence J. Welch, a Kenrick-Glennon Seminary theology professor. "There's been no ordination of Roman Catholic priests. In fact, there has been a profaning of something Roman Catholics believe is very sacred."
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And how many Montanists live in your parish nowadays?
Isn’t the Central Reform bunch a secular front for strictly nominal Jewry?
Maybe they should more properly join the Ethical Society.
This is not a recognized Ordination at all.
Has as much value as the Nobel Peace Prize, I'd say......
This also says a lot about the state of journalism today. When a transvestite is referred to by the pronoun of his or her pretend gender, when babies are referred to as fetuses, and when women who participate in a sham ceremony are termed priests, truth has no meaning in journalism anymore.
Oh, and here’s a shock- the “Catholic Action Network” was “helpful”.
Totally agree, but it smacks you right across the chops when it happens in your hometown. Thanks for weighing in.
Well, if they can ordain themselves as priests, I hereby ordain myself the Pope. Pope Fiero I
These heretics practice Liberation Theology. It looks just like Communism. No surprise there.
I do think this is sad too. It’s pretty much a bid for attention. Seriously, would anyone have attended if there wasn’t a press release?
I was very disappointed that the Jewish temple permitted this. The Archbishop did appeal to a local Jewish council of some sort, but they pointed out that they had no jurisdiction over individual temples or synagogues, although they did issue a statement regretting the event.
The Catholic Church is now allowing women to be priests? When did I miss this? I need to go to mass more often if I am that out of touch.
Congratulations to the high priestesses of the Roaming Katholic Church.
To steal and apply an old saying, “There may be less to this than meets the eye.”
As a Jew I am upset too. Reform Deformed JINOs should not be permitted to call themselves "Jews". They are Socialists and their dogma is Secular Humanism.
And that's really the whole point of this exercise, isn't it?
Holy Orders don’t need the Pope’s command. They are a Sacrament and therefore Infallible.
I suppose the catholic church is thinking about ordaining some rabbis?
Reform "jews" are not real Jews. they are as phony as are these women "priests".
Need to do more than that if you think the Church is permitting this...
Getting Catholics upset is the purpose of the media even printing this article. This ceremony has less relevance than the appointment of a new city dog catcher. But the papers print this stuff because it stirs up controversy and upsets decent people.
Apparently the scumbag media whores were successful yet again.
They are NOT Catholic Priests!!
No way should females be priests.
We would not ever attend a Church with a female pastor. Guess we are just old fashioned.
Where’s Tomás de Torquemada when you really need him? (not sarcasm)
Can I be an Arch Bishop?
That's what the article wants us to think.
Me, I'm with Pope Fiero on this, we should kick the bums out!
There, fixed it!
This is even less meaningful than my Divinity School Degree.
A long definition for "a bunch of nobodies with zero standing and even less influence."
OK so I am not a Catholic, and I do NOT know anything about this event, however, what am I suppose to think about the prophecy recorded in Joel 2:28-32 to occur and quoted in Acts 2:17???
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that *I* will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your *DAUGHTERS* shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in *THOSE DAYS* will I pour out My spirit.
"... as an international heretical division from the Roman Catholic Church." There ... all fixed.
No, the Roman Catholic Church is not allowing women to become priests. There is no recognized organization within the Roman Catholic Church called, Roman Catholic Womenpriests.
IN A SYNAGOGUE>>. HAHAHAHHAHAHHA!!! Now I know who was CHEERING!!! Leftists Jews who have strayed so far from THEIR own religion now cheers on “catholics” to leave theirs!
*POOF*, you’re an Arch Bishop. Anybody else need ordained while we’re at it? I’m not exactly Catholic but that didn’t seem to stop these women.
Cool. Does this mean freepers can select a “democratic nominee” for President and expect fawning media coverage?
You are so right: the heresies and adherents eventually die off and are forgotten by all except Justice. At one time centuries ago, Arianists almost succeeded in hijacking the Church. Nearly all bishops professed that heresy as the truth, yet it failed.
Note that these two heretical women are in their sixth decade of life. They will also soon be gone and forgotten.
At least one of them has "man hands".
Every day there are people trying to invent religions to suit themselves. This case is no different. I can declare myself to be a “Minister” who supports any ridiculous policy “in the name of God” and get plenty of fawning media coverage. Big deal. Do these clowns have it all figured out? I doubt it!
You don't have to be a priest to help spread God's word.
Heretics...They deserve what their heresy will bring them.
Yep. I’m not Catholic or celibate, and I eat meat on Friday, but if they can have women priests, I figure what the heck, I can give it a shot.
My guess is they are lesbians.
“As Hudson and McGrath welcomed hugs and congratulations in their new white vestments, Andrew Wolf, 34, of south St. Louis County, made his way to Hudson. He said that as a homosexual, he fell away from Catholicism when he was 17. He recently wanted to return but wasn’t sure how — until Sunday.”
My Church is the Assemblies of God, and we do ordain women as Ministers. But the Catholic Church does not ordain women as Ministers, and I respect their right to have their own rules and beliefs of Ordination.
There is nothing “disputed” about this, the Catholic Church does not allow for women to be Ordained as Priests in their Church. These women are not Catholic Priests and the Rabbi that allowed this fake ceremony to go foward did so as a slap in the face to the Catholic Church.
Exactly. I don’t go to church except for weddings and funerals, so I’m probably not really in a position to be overly critical, but this PC BS isn’t going to make it very likely I’ll be going anytime soon. It’s not just the Catholics either. The whole institution of religion is being taken over by this crap.
They are NOT Priests....and since they have done this act, they are’t even Catholic anymore.
What vehicle then would man use to ordain a female to spread God's word? To prophesy one would have to at the very least be learned in God's word. I can't find it Written that *man* will have much to say about who God elects to use male or female.
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in *THOSE DAYS* will I pour out My spirit.
Neither refers to the priesthood. There have been quite a few female prophets in the Catholic Church. And the Holy Spirit is poured out upon all that are baptized.
By the way, liberals, a bunch that's always howling about "gender", won't use the grammatically correct term priestess.
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