Wringing Hands Over Washing Feet

As sure as there are holes in Swiss cheese, this "outrage" gets trotted out Holy Week every year.

From Bridget Mary's Blog (a womynpreest, btw):

Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida Decrees: No Women May Have Their Feet Washed at Liturgy of Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday

According to a reliable source Bishop Frank Dewane sent letters to all of the pastors in the diocese,
saying that NO WOMEN may have their feet washed at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday.
If so, this is an example of gender discrimination.
Women are created in God's image and are members of the Body of Christ.
Women of the Church in Florida, it is time to call for a boycott.
Stop giving money and talent to the Catholic Church in Florida, until the bishop acknowleges (sic) you as equal members, worthy to have your feet washed.
If Catholics stop giving, the bishop(s) will start listening!
Bridget Mary Meehan, RCWP

*sigh* It's not the Bishop's "decree" - he's only explaining Church teaching in regards to the custom. Not only that - she has a lot of chutzpah to tell the Church how to do things. If this womynpreest wants to wash women's feet at her ritual/liturgy/gathering, no one will stop her and tell her she's wrong. Just biblically incorrect, but then again, that's just par for the course.

I have to share with you one of the funniest things I've read today, in regards to this topic. What follows is a comment and its subsequent reply from two combox participants, responding to this particular post.

"For years I thought the last supper included thirteen people - Jesus and his twelve apostles. Finally, someone asked me: "Who cooked the meal? Who cleaned up afterwards?" Mind-opening questions for me. Obviously, the women did.

Then in a more perceptive reading of the gospel I finally noticed that the evangelists did not restrict the last supper to Jesus and the twelve. It was attended by the disciples among whom were many women."

"Thank you for the great insight, X! With that in mind, maybe Bridget Mary and other members of her woman-priest movement can start to cook instead of sacrilegiously simulating sacraments."

ROFL!! I'm going to have to remember that line!