Thursday, October 22, 2009

Dereformation

After years of the Episcopal Church receiving former Roman Catholics, especially divorced and remarried ones (who aren't allowed communion in RC mass) and some also of Rome welcoming a few Episcopal priests even if already married, Rome is now trying to gather in whole congregations of disaffected so-called Anglicans who don't want women's ordination or equality for gays.

They're doing this by welcoming in married (men) priests and allowing some vestige of Anglican liturgies. I.e., welcome to the 16th century, maybe soon you'll get to the 20th. I.e., Martin Luther was right. I.e., celibacy trumps misogyny as something Rome will give up in their quest to get more clergy.

Damn them, with so many wonderful Roman Catholic women religious already de facto priesting. I think I can follow ancient Church tradition by saying damn them, as the early Church fathers just loved sending one another to hell.

Well of course Rome can have all those anti-woman worshippers. Wheat and tares and all that. But I will be watching with interest to learn
1) What will they do with RE-married priests? What about divorced celibate male clergy?
2) They say married Roman Catholic priests won't be able to serve as Roman bishops, what about widowed ones?
3) And where is Christ in all this?

Maranatha!