Despite opposition from Vatican, group officially welcomes new female priest
A woman was ordained as a Catholic priest in the Valley on Saturday in the kind of ceremony the Vatican recently condemned as one of the church’s most serious crimes.
Elaine Groppenbacher received holy orders from Bishop Peter Hickman of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, one of several liberal Catholic offshoots in the Valley. The ceremony took place at Guardian Angels Catholic Community, which meets in Tempe. [Source]
And for the funniest line of the year.
A cradle Catholic, Groppenbacher said she began to drift from the Roman Catholic Church in college. She tried a non-denominational Bible church for a while, but realized, “Tradition is in my blood.”
Hmm, must have had a transfusion.
Funny how if a man such as Pope Michael I in Kansas declares that he is Pope he gets very little media attention because they know that he is not the Pope and has no valid claim to declare himself as such. Yet if some women gets someone from another church to say that she is a priest – well that is all fine and dandy and “official” don’t you know. It’s all about equality and discrimination and who cares about the theology of the priesthood anyway.
Really though I must admire these women for going against the hierarchy and staking their claim. In fact their example has encouraged me to do something that I have been hesitant about. Besides being faithful to the Church is not what it is cracked up to be following that narrow path and all. Thinking about the issue of equality I realize that it is not fair that I am not a Catholic priest. I am just as capable of saying Mass, hearing confessions, etc as any man who is a priest.
Just because I don’t have a vocation to the priesthood should not mean that I can’t be a priest. Being married is only a side issue. The fact is that the Church is persecuting me by saying that the priesthood is a vocation and that it is a vocation I don’t have. How is that fair? I have often thought about celebrating the Mass and saying the consecration, yet just because I don’t have a vocation to the priesthood I am barred from doing so. Thinking about what it is like to be a priest has been with me since I came into the Church. It is simple justice that I not be barred from the priesthood and thus it is a right and simple justice that the Church of male dominated hierarchy of men with vocations to priesthood should recognize my prophetic claim. Sadly though I see no movement in the Church recognizing my right to be a priest regardless of my actual vocation.
So I have decided to stand in faith and do something about this. I denounce the oppression of men without vocations. As of today I am officially starting the Men Without Priestly Vocations Ordination Conference. I hope to enroll like-minded men without priestly vocations to start this prophetic movement within the Church. We will seek to be ordained by people outside of the Catholic Church with no authority or even ability to ordain us to go ahead and ordain us making us Catholic Priests. In fact I am thinking about having a call to be a bishop within the Church and maybe even a Cardinal.
So if you have felt cheated for not having a priestly vocation and would still like to be a priest than the MWPVOC is for you.
Did you drop out of seminary because you did not a a vocation to the priesthood? If so the MWPVOC is for you.
Growing up did anybody ever tell you that you don’t have a vocation to the priesthood. The MWPVOC is for you too!
Ever think that the only think that separates you from your parish priest is that he has a priestly vocation and you don’t. Join the MWPVOC now.
Annoyed that women without vocations to the priesthood are getting all the attention? Then join us in the MWPVOC.
Just because Jesus picked the Apostles and the Holy Spirit gives vocations now should not stop you from appointing yourself as priest, especially if you feel you want to be a priest.
Plus if you join Men Without Priestly Vocations Ordination Conference we will send you a free media kit so that you can get attention for defiantly opposing the Roman Catholic Church and proudly proclaiming your prophetic status. Don’t worry you won’t have to know the theology of the priesthood when talking with reporters, just knowing the right buzz words and about how you are a devout Catholic and perhaps a sad story about wanting to be a priest yet being barred discriminated against because of a lack of vocations. The official Church does not admit men without sarcerdotal vocations even though in the early Church no doubt there were men without priestly vocations elevated to the priesthood. Rome has closed its ears to objections to the requirement of priestly vocations, but if we stand strong we will be heard as progress is finally made within the Church.
To kick off Men Without Priestly Vocations Ordination Conference we will be doing some advertisement during the upcoming papal visit.
* Fr. Powell, one of those men with a vocation to the priesthood, writes today On the impossibility of women’s ordination
13 comments
Bravo! It’s about time great souls such as yourself stand up and demand that which I have no right to.
Second try, go figure, “IT” just disappeared!
Bravo! I love “IT” and to show my approval, I’m going to nominate sinner vic as your first priest.
Just a second sinner vic!
Is “IT” you again Victor?
Yes “IT” is but I just wanted to make sure that you got the rules right. Right?
Right Victor! And I just checked and there are no rules as of yet that any body needs to be nominated. So there!
OK! Go ahead sinner vic and you know what, I’m even going to give you my blessing to do so cause I’m already a Father and you may call me ‘Proud Father Victor’ of five loving daughters.
Are you being sarcastic Victor cause you know that this is a serious matter, don’t you?
Of course “IT” is sinner vic and I even wrote years ago to our good Bishop saying in so many words that he should do exactly that! Well kind of and anyway he’s still got my letter and any of our learned friends have my permission to check “IT” out. “IT” said or implied in so many words that priest and any other good christians should go out and preach while teaching the good word and if they ever ran into problems they should simply come back to the bee hive for help.
Forgive me Victor cause I thought that you were just kidding around!
Me kid around sinner vic? I honestly thought that you knew me better than that! Don’t take my word for “IT”, just ask the French parish called “The HOLY ANGELS” and if you’re holy enough, you might get to see a few of my angels and believe “IT” or not some of them come and visit me at my new parish with “The Pro’s at Our Father’s House”. “IT” would take too long to tell you of all the miracles which took place when I was a member so I’ll just say that the angels have voted to close “IT” down cause The Holy Spirit wants to give some woman a chance with the help of ‘A Few Good Men’ in charge.
Stop “IT” Victor cause you’re starting to bring tears to my eyes!
Really sinner vic? And for your sad story that you’re going to need, just tell them that my mother, aunts and any one who new me, other than some of my golfing buddies, figured that I might become a priest.
Sorry Victor! I must confess that I’m guilty of keeping you from becoming a priest when I convinced you to steel from that church while you were just a simple altor boy serving at high mass but between you and me, you know that you enjoyed spending that money. Didn’t you not?
OK! sinner vic, just think about “IT” our name in lights, I can just see “IT” now. “Cardinal Sinner Vic” who answers to only pope Victor.
OK! sinner vic. We better stop dreaming cause if “IT” is not approved by “JESUS” our LORD and SAVIOR we might be lucky to be all simply called ‘Cardinal Sin”.
God Bless,
Peace
Brilliant!
I’m upset that I didn’t want a priestly vocation, and didn’t get one so that I could refuse it. That’s so unfair!
Groppenbacher. What an unfortunate name. Glad she has tradition in her blood: but I think she needs to get the “T” count retested – she might need a transfusion
Come to think of it, compared to most men the Vatican ordains, dogs are more compassionate, better listeners, and easier to relate to. They are living symbols of unconditional love. Granted, they aren’t good as a class at sharing food, so there may be some problems with ordaining them priests, but why couldn’t they serve as deacons?
(Except for those Austrailian sheepdogs. They’re too bossy.)
Wonderful idea! Let’s just be like Protestants. If you don’t like the rules of your church, just go out and start your own church so you can do things the way you prefer! Who needs nearly 2000 years of Sacred Tradition or the Magisterium? Instead, our song will be “I Did It My Way”!
I think you missed the point though….’vocation’* means ‘I want to…’ and when you practice a religion which teaches that you must have or do whatever you want immediately, suddenly the whole ordination of women issue falls into place.
*According, of course, to Humpty Dumpty. (or was it the Cheshire Cat?)
LOL! Yes, because we do not have enough issues, we definitely need to ordain men without a vocation to the Priesthood. Let me be the first!
Excommunication is all about what a man says. It has nothing to do with God. The Catholic Church is an organization of men, not an organization of God.
Excommunicate away, secure in the knowledge that it means something to you, not God and that it speaks about you, not from God.
You’re small.
Actually, I think that the news coverage on this was pretty good–this time. They were very clear that this was a “liberal Catholic offshoot” and NOT your normal Catholic ceremony.
Thanks reddog. You are going to put Jeff out of business with your most excellent parody of the womyn’s ordination movement. It is a far superior parody than what he wrote. Keep going please.
Reddog,
Still looking for meaning, Davey, in sniping some religion? What, are the under-aged Anaheim kids not responding to your requests anymore? Hmm, growing old is a sad thing, indeed. How many years do you think you have left? At your age, nothing gets better, you know.. I hope the items on your bucket list are all crossed off..
Oh, and give Linda my regards.
-Diogenes
Men Without Vocations Ordinations – next best thing to Poncho Ladies.
BMP