[InterestedQuestioner]

"Your letter, especially the last paragraph, accurately captures nuances of sacramental theology regarding the lack of authority and inappropriate matter of the subjects of the Reuters story. Unfortunately, to the post-modern mind, even monumental nuance is irrelevant to agenda."

Thanks TG. So, it's accurate to state that this is in fact, not illicit, because it takes place outside of and apart from the Catholic Church? It seems to me that calling this illicit would be like claiming that a Tibetan Buddhist illicitly became a Buddhist Monk because he did so without approval from Roman Catholic authorities.

It seems that the only connections the so-called ordination has to Roman Catholicism is, a) an allegedly Catholic gym teacher is aligning herself with a group of women who have been excommunicated, and b) it is intended as an attack against Roman Catholic Doctrine.

[TheGeezer]

The only connection to the Catholic Church is the word "catholic". What these voodoo women do is not sacramental, priestly, or religious. It is political. It takes place well "outside of and apart from the Catholic Church".

One might employ too many lay extraordinary ministers at Mass: that would be illicit. One might have a "faith pep talk" inserted into the mass at the epiklesis: that would be illicit. One might even have wierd liturgical dance incorporated into the Offertory procession, and THAT would be illicit. None of these would result in an invalid Eucharist.

This incident is not illicit. It is goofy.