This weekend at the conference for the American Catholic Council you can see these womyn priests attending.
Yet who do they have celebrate the Mass?
Yes a Male priest, Fr. Wurm. The oh so inclusive American Catholic Council excluded women from being the main celebrant. Reports are that the womyn priests con-celebrated from their seats with the emphasis on con as in con job. How dare they hold down the prophetic voice crying out for womyn priests and allow a MAN to be front and center.
From my inner snark I am all for them having womyn priests for their Masses. This way they aren’t profaning the Eucharist since they won’t have the Eucharist, but just a Protestant service.
Now, the Archdiocese of Detroit said it will conduct a review of the priest’s actions.
“There were several, serious liturgical abuses at that service,” said Ned McGrath, spokesman for the Archdiocese. “It’s disheartening that a Detroit priest would preside over a service with so many…serious liturgical abuses. There will be — has to be — a careful and thorough review.”
Wurn told the Free Press afterwards he was aware that Archbishiop Allen Vigneron had explicilty warned all priests and deacons to not participate. But Wurm said he’s not worried being punished.
“I don’t see that happening,” Wurm said. “I’m older than he (Vigneron) is.” [Source]
What?
Update: Larry D at Acts of the Apostasy was thinking along the same lines as myself.
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We have to stop blogging on the exact same thing at the exact same time. People will talk.
I think the whole point was to find someone considered a “valid” priest who would do what they wanted — otherwise even they would have to admit that they were all beyond the pale (although they would probably have said that no male priests “dared” to show their support — because we all know what bad things the big bad Church does to people who support them! NOTHING.)
Not that he ISN’T a valid priest. That’s why what he did was so bad, compared with what they would have done on their own. If that bishop doesn’t do something quick and decisively, they will have won — like a kid who has a temper tantrum and doesn’t even get put in time out.
Pope Innocent II would be a good model here, I think. He was in his 30s when he became Pope, and asserted his authority.
Dear heaven, what arrogance these people have.
“I don’t see that happening,” Wurm said. “I’m older than he (Vigneron) is.”
I didn’t realize that age trumps position! Does that mean any Priest, Bishop or Cardinal who is 85 or older can ignore Pope Benedict?
It’s like a gathering of the last dinosaurs. The comet has struck, but don’t say anything; it just upsets them.
“I’m older than he (Vigneron) is.” And he’s not the boss of me, either!
… LOL
I guess I am a dinosaur because, though in my 40s, I attended ACC. So did my sister in her 40s and 2 of my children, one 19, one 22. Thank you for making us aware that we are all dinosaurs. By the way, I saw a similar age demographic at ACC as I see at Mass which I attend daily wherever I am on the globe.
Mr. Walsh has MM next to his name so I’m assuming he is a Maryknoll. I minister to the elderly and they don’t find his type of comment funny. Therefore I don’t think it’s very becoming behavior of someone in a religious order that’s focused on justice to belittle based upon age.
I think the term for making fun of something based upon hearsay rather than facts is “bullying”. Also, making accusations that are not true breaks the 8th Commandment in that you bear false witness. Alas, it seems the author and readers of this blog suffer from the same human fallibility as all humans, even those at ACC, even Al Vigneron (who also broke the 8th Commandment bearing false witness, making false accusations about the ACC).
Perhaps if you had attended you would know what occurred instead of ridiculing that which you did not experience, making wild and incorrect assumptions. What I do find hilarious about your blog is that no matter what would have happened at the conference, you would have ridiculed based upon your prejudice. That’s not particularly in the “what would Jesus do” category. By the way, Jesus, the guy you think you protect, he walked among sinners…and RAILED at the hierarchy of his day…and DISSENTED (gasp)! Pax Christi.
“I don’t see that happening,” Wurm said. “I’m older than he (Vigneron) is.”
Yes, Father Worm, indeed you are. Tick, tick, tick, tick …
Why is Fr. waving some sort of greenery or whatever that is about?
Hmmm… What’s with the Womyn-priest, unmempt-hag look?
One would think they’d take a little pride in their…um…priestly appearance. At least comb the the dried straw on their heads!
That is shameful. There are no other words to describe this monstrosity.