So the Vatican issued a decree last week, stating that women who are "ordained" incur latae sententiae excommunication, along with the persons who perform said "ordination" (posted here).
That very same day, in Vancouver, two so-called Catholics were ordained by a female bishop. These were members of the heretical group Roman Catholic Women Priests; one of the ordinands was a woman, while the other was a divorced and remarried man. Wow - that's showing the Vatican who's inclusive and who's not! Guilty of adultery? So what - you'd still make a good priest, no matter what Jesus said about divorce and remarriage.
Then there's this: it only took about seven-and-a-half minutes for The Women's Ordination Conference, known as WOC, to issue a press release denouncing the Vatican decree. It was laced with the typical cries of injustice, like "The Women's Ordination Conference is outraged by yesterday’s Vatican decree, which reminds Catholic women once again of the animosity they face from the hierarchy" and "the Vatican is trying to preserve what little power they have left by attempting to extinguish the widespread call for women’s equality in the church." The last paragraph of their statement starts thusly: "The refusal to ordain women is nothing more than an egregious manifestation of sexism in the church."
My my my, such loving Christian language from women who claim to have cornered the market on gentleness and charity.
For grins and giggles, I'm adding the WOC to my sidebar of Wandering Tribes, and in the spirit of being a smart-ass, I'm listing them as the CRONES (Coalition of Resentful "Ordained" Non-Episcopal Sistahs). Offer up prayers for their souls, and send 'em a case of Midol for everything else.
Instant "Acts"ess
