And that's the truth! ((raspberry))
Posted on 06/14/2010 8:43:15 AM PDT by markomalley
Mary Kay Kusner was raised as a quite traditional Roman Catholic.
On Sunday, she was ordained as a priest — a role for women that is anything but traditional in the Catholic Church.
Kusner’s ordination was made possible by the Roman Catholic Womenpriests organization, a group loyal to the church in its teachings and rituals but denounced by the church for its belief that women, too, can be priests.
“We’re growing very quickly, and the people are accepting us,” Roman Catholic Woman Bishop, Bridget Mary Meehan said.
Meehan, who actively keeps a blog on the movement, was one of the first eight women in the country to be ordained as priests in 2006. Now, there are more than 100 female priests in the nation, she said.
Several people have made it clear that they are strongly against this movement. In a press release from Catholic Online, Bishop Martin Amos of the Diocese of Davenport was firm in his opposition.
“I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church’s faithful,” he wrote.
Kusner has battled against this belief for most of her life.
Before becoming a priest, Kusner acted as a palliative chaplain, offering end-of-life counseling and an open ear.
The only frustration she had was the fact that she could not continue to do her job once the patients needed sacraments. The Catholic Church required her to send for a priest, but Kusner noticed that her patients wanted to continue talking to her instead.
“I recognized that I was doing a role of a priest,” she said. “It took two years for me to recognize that this is my calling.”
Kusner says that the Vatican’s refusal to recognize the status of woman priests challenges her emotionally, but in the end, it’s her relationship to God that matters, not the Catholic Church’s.
“I think the system has become so invalid itself,” she said. “ Unfortunately, the love for power has overruled gospel values. I believe the spirit of [God’s covenant] needs to take precedence.”
Meehan feels the same way.
Emphasizing that the female priest movement is confronting injustice, Meehan said matters of faith, including the ordination of priests, should be inclusive.
“We’re like the Rosa Parks of the Catholic Church,” Meehan said. “We are leading the way and following Jesus who had both male and female disciples. All are special, and all are welcome.”
She also pointed out that women were allowed to be ordained in the early history of the Catholic Church and said the modern Vatican policies are sexist.
Ordination has not been the only struggle for Kusner. Her parents have not supported her priesthood, either. She said she hopes they will eventually be able to “see things in a different light.”
Currently, the Roman Catholic Womenpriests are sharing their story in hopes of getting more women to follow in their footsteps.
“My faith is what grounds my life,” she said. “To know my truth is leading this, that’s very empowering.”
And that's the truth! ((raspberry))
There's a gaping contradiction in that statement. You can hardly be considered "loyal" to teachings if you actively oppose the teachings.
Pure pridefulness.
I can’t comment at the site from this pc.
Iowa City can be like that...
It shouldn't be the people you are seeking acceptance from.
First, I’m not a member of the Catholic faith.
Second, I dont care who you are, if you dont believe according to the traditions of the teachings you follow, it is rude to call yourself one of the followers of that faith.
That is a very sensible position.
One commentator wrote: "Go, Mary Kay, Go!"
To which I append:
to a mental institution. Or at least a psychiatrist's office.
Her delusions of grandeur (heck, delusions of relevance) are pathetic.
Never heard of such thing.
The Church needs to start pursuing these succubus phonies and drive them to speaking the truth about themselves.
Well gee I could say I am the POTUS too, and in this day and age I could probably get followers without too much effort. However that does not make it valid. People live in their own little bubble.
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There are plenty of options if you don't want to give your real e-mail addy.
I won't give them MINE.
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Be careful, Bridget. Some quotes you might find of interest:
"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea."Oh and yes, I admit that Jesus used the appelation "he", but hopefully you won't dismiss that outright...
- Mark 9:42"the road to hell is paved with the skulls of bishops"
- Attributed to St. John Chrysostom
Nowhere in the article does it state WHO did the ordaining. We need to know if it is a real or pretend bishop. If she managed to get a validly ordained Bishop (say from the Old Catholics) to play along, the followers of said Bishop ought to know. If she pretended to ordaine herself, then she becomes a Dennis Rodman level farce.
THANK you.
That’s roughly what I was thinking, until mark posted his link.
Actually, her “calling” is to be burned at the stake after suitable and extensive, ummmm, inquiry.
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