Women (feminists) have been thinking they could be priests, long before girls could ever become Altar servers. This question is as old as the Church itself, and the answer has always been “no.” Women can do any lay function, but they cannot be ordained in any capacity.
We agree on this.
Which is not a good reason to forbid any baptized person from legitimate areas of service to God. Otherwise we end up becoming ridiculous, forbidding women even to be seen in public, just in case the very sight of them walking upright like human beings is “distracting” or “discouraging” to some prideful, weak-minded male, who will then become discouraged from walking upright like a human being because it’s a “girl” thing.
I suspect that nothing would. They answer to their own conscience: we didn’t do anything to “make them” do this. They already knew that they were going to be outside of the Church when they did this.
I am not one to be blasphemous but I too have always wondered why it was proper for two women to not only serve at the last supper/first mass but also to share in the event.
I am not aware of any women being at the Last Supper. I know that there has been speculation but that is all it has been no women are mentioned at all either serving or sharing
Not only that but they also were there to not only witness Jesus being taken down from the cross but also to bath and swaddle Him in clean cloth for burial.
They had not performed the burial ritual because there wasn’t time. I doubt if women could have done it on their own. They had the help of men.
Where were the men who shared in the last supper when that was being done I might ask?
And it matter because
Then who might I ask were the first witness’ to the fact that Jesus had risen from the dead?
Now the discussion is relegated to a woman’s place on the altar when instead I think it should be why are women now denied the joy of saying mass as are men?Because that is the way Jesus said to do it and His Church has no authority to do otherwise. Just as men are denied the joy of giving birth. What right do we have to tell God He is unjust
The only one who has ascended to heaven is Jesus and the reason again is Jesus. We are all part of the Body of Jesus and if we have been made a hand we shouldn’t complain because we are not an arm
As long as we can keep everyone on the same page, then.
Women will never be Catholic Priests. The reason most religions have split from the Catholic Church has been a mix of Selfishness, and convenience. Can you imagine Catholic Priests going on T.V. asking for donations, and then building multi-million dollar houses? If you wanted to be the “star” of the service, and married, start you’re own church. Many religions now have women leading services. Many welcome the homosexual lifestyle, birthcontrol, premarital sex, etc. As society changes, change the rules.
That’s kind of funny.
Boss! Is that you?!?!When Fr. Bombay takes the cassock, there won’t be any girls allowed on his altar or anywhere near his sanctuary for that matter.
Where are you going to find all these altar-linen-washing men, then?When Fr. Bombay takes the cassock, there won’t be any girls allowed on his altar or anywhere near his sanctuary for that matter.
I pick up altar linens from the back, behind the altar. So there.Where are you going to find all these altar-linen-washing men, then?
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We agree on this.
Which is not a good reason to forbid any baptized person from legitimate areas of service to God. Otherwise we end up becoming ridiculous, forbidding women even to be seen in public, just in case the very sight of them walking upright like human beings is “distracting” or “discouraging” to some prideful, weak-minded male, who will then become discouraged from walking upright like a human being because it’s a “girl” thing.
I suspect that nothing would. They answer to their own conscience: we didn’t do anything to “make them” do this. They already knew that they were going to be outside of the Church when they did this.
That’s still in the vicinity of the Sanctuary, though, isn’t it?I pick up altar linens from the back, behind the altar. So there.
That’s still in the vicinity of the Sanctuary, though, isn’t it?
The reasons given for not having girl Altar servers include: that the boys will become discouraged from serving if they see girls doing it; that the very sight of girls at Mass is “disgusting” to them; that it is a blow to their male pride to see that a girl is capable of doing what they do; or that they might fear that the girls are better at it than they are, and become intimidated from trying it.
Well, of course I’ll allow the ladies to do women’s work. It would be quite appalling for me to ask a man to launder linens. :bigyikes:Where are you going to find all these altar-linen-washing men, then?
Seriously - I respect your right to ask whomever you want to help you - all men would be a great thing, since so many men have so few opportunities to work hard for the simple joy of working for the Lord, instead of always for a pay cheque, day in and day out.
I retain the right to say “Yes” to my priest, when he asks me to help him out in ways that are permitted by the Vatican.
Even if it means they will violate your Sanctuary with their “girl cooties,” in so doing?
Being an Altar server is not the same thing as being a priest.The question is
I haven’t seen an answer to this yet.
But the excuses for not permitting them to do so were the same, in the past.
