Pope Francis washes feet

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Bottom line is that Christ probably would have done the same thing as Pope Francis seeing as we are all children of God. Don’t you think?
 
shelby_sun said:
Bottom line is that Christ probably would have done the same thing as Pope Francis seeing as we are all children of God. Don’t you think?
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Thats a good question. To be very technical, the only ones whose feet Jesus did wash were those of his closest followers and no one else.

That is probably not insignificant.
 
With all due respect, why did the Pope only wash 12 people’s feet?
 
I had some initial concern over this, luckily Jimmy Akin and Fr. Z have both posted articles about this that have brought much peace of mind and perspective. A big thank you to both of these gentlemen.
 
Francoist said:
With all due respect, why did the Pope only wash 12 people’s feet?
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Good question. Tradition.?? Custom?? Imitation of Jesus??. Humility??,

Who can really say what the exact reason is now and why Jesus actually did it in the first place?..

We can guess and assume, but thats really about it.
 
Mike30 said:
Thats a good question. To be very technical, the only ones whose feet Jesus did wash were those of his closest followers and no one else.

That is probably not insignificant.
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Well if you are going to claim you are the savior of the world, you certainly don’t want to add to the fight by including women who were seen as nothing at the time, would you? Don’t you think we have come a long way since then? Do you think your own mother would be worthy of this gesture?
 
shelby_sun said:
Well if you are going to claim you are the savior of the world, you certainly don’t want to add to the fight by including women who were seen as nothing at the time, would you? Don’t you think we have come a long way since then? Do you think your own mother would be worthy of this gesture?
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I just posted a link and a thought.

You sound like you want an argument.

Why?

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Mike30 said:
Thats a good question. To be very technical, the only ones whose feet Jesus did wash were those of his closest followers and no one else.

That is probably not insignificant.
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Perhaps He was teaching them multiple lessons, in one act. Not only were they learning servitude and humility by His example, but learning to truly receive His charity, as well. Wasn’t it at this time that St. Peter tried to refuse the foot washing out of embarrassment and was reprimanded for that refusal? They might not have learned the importance of receiving in humility, simply by witnessing Him washing the feet of others. Perhaps that was the only significance in His choice of feet…teaching those whose feet He was washing.
 
FreciaMarie said:
Perhaps He was teaching them multiple lessons, in one act. Not only were they learning servitude and humility by His example, but learning to truly receive His charity, as well. Wasn’t it at this time that St. Peter tried to refuse the foot washing out of embarrassment and was reprimanded for that refusal? They might not have learned the importance of receiving in humility, simply by witnessing Him washing the feet of others. Perhaps that was the only significance in His choice of feet…teaching those whose feet He was washing.
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We can speculate on the issue all day long and put our own interpretations out there for all too see and discuss…

The plain honest truth is we just don’t know for sure. And probably never will.
 
shelby_sun said:
Well if you are going to claim you are the savior of the world, you certainly don’t want to add to the fight by including women who were seen as nothing at the time, would you? Don’t you think we have come a long way since then? Do you think your own mother would be worthy of this gesture?
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I don’t understand this comment. Surely, had Jesus wanted to wash the feet of someone other than his disciples, including the feet of women, He would have done so, regardless of societal norms.
 
Mike30 said:
We can speculate on the issue all day long and put our own interpretations out there for all too see and discuss…

The plain honest truth is we just don’t know for sure. And probably never will.
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I agree with this. It is the reason I don’t understand how anyone can find fault with what Pope Francis chose to do.
 
shelby_sun said:
Maybe you should reread your post. What do you think the significance is?
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I don’t know. I wasn’t there and I cannot read the mind of God. But I’m sure Jesus had a reson for it and that reason was significant. His actions usually had significance.

I just said it was interesting that the Holy Father included non Chriustians as well today and that it was probably not insignificant that Jesus only washed the feet of his closest followers…
 
FreciaMarie said:
I agree with this. It is the reason I don’t understand how anyone can find fault with what Pope Francis chose to do.
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I haven’t seen, at least here on this thread, that anyone has found fault in his actions.
 
FreciaMarie said:
I don’t understand this comment. Surely, had Jesus wanted to wash the feet of someone other than his disciples, including the feet of women, He would have done so, regardless of societal norms.
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Interesting. Jesus did step outside of societal norms often, including those norms involving women. In fact stepping outside of societal norms caused Jesus great difficulties with those in charge and misunderstandings with the Disciples as well.
 
Mike30 said:
I haven’t seen, at least here on this thread, that anyone has found fault in his actions.
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Agreed- I have not seen that on this thread, nor did I intend to imply it. Apologies, if it seemed that way.
 
If the washing of the feet is merely a sign of service to the community then there is no reason to only wash 12 sets of feet. If the number should be limited to 12 then that means that there is more to it.
 
Mike30 said:
I haven’t seen, at least here on this thread, that anyone has found fault in his actions.
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From your wording you seem to be questioning the Pope’s decision. Why did you even bring up that Jesus only washed the feet of his closest followers who were all men. I guess I missed your point.
 
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