Holy Thursday foot washing in the Catholic Church according to the “rules”
– (that is the rubrics of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church) state that only the feet of MEN are to be washed.
For years people in the Church (clergy and laity) seem to be baffled by this concept and need to be reminded every year. (The Vatican says one thing and the United States Bishops say the opposite.)
The confusion was made worse when Pope Francis in 2013 did the very thing the Church had publicly been battling against for years. He washed the feet of women... and non-Catholics. He broke "the rules" of the Holy Catholic Church and left more people (clergy and laity) baffled as to what to believe and trust.
Do we have to trust and keep the Rubrics?
If the Pope breaks them can we all do the same?
What's the point of Rubrics if they don't need to be followed?
For years people in the Church (clergy and laity) seem to be baffled by this concept and need to be reminded every year. (The Vatican says one thing and the United States Bishops say the opposite.)
The confusion was made worse when Pope Francis in 2013 did the very thing the Church had publicly been battling against for years. He washed the feet of women... and non-Catholics. He broke "the rules" of the Holy Catholic Church and left more people (clergy and laity) baffled as to what to believe and trust.
Do we have to trust and keep the Rubrics?
If the Pope breaks them can we all do the same?
What's the point of Rubrics if they don't need to be followed?
Here is an episode of Michael Voris’ The Vortex from March 2012 about the abuse in the Church when Catholic clergy ignore the rubrics of
washing the feet of MEN ONLY on Holy Thursday…
Since Voris has made it clear he will NOT now or ever
publicly ridicule a Pope we can only assume from his views clearly stated here in 2012 what he
thinks of the current pope washing the feet of women and non-Catholics.
Youtube Video notes:Published on Mar 30, 2012As we prepare for the remembrance of Our Blessed Lord's Passion and Death, there could hardly be a more insulting way to begin this, than with a major liturgical abuse. But unfortunately, such an abuse has become extremely common.
As we all know, last year when Pope Francis “broke the rules”, chaos spread
among the Church with everyone wondering just when (if at all) anyone has to
listen to the rubrics of the Church.
This year, he’s done it again.
This year, he’s done it again.
From Rome Reports: “On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 patients with special needs at the St. Mary of Providence Center, for the Don Gnocchi Foundation. It's a center for the elderly and people with several disabilities located in the outskirts of Rome. Their ages ranged from 16 to 86. Among them were four women and a Muslim.” –end quote-
So if a Pope has no regard for the rules of the Church why
should anyone else?
What’s the point in making any rules if they don’t need to
be followed?
What example is the Pope setting by publicly "breaking the rules"?
Are his actions telling the Catholic world that rules CAN be broken and you are still a "good" Catholic if you break them?
Can we all pick which 'rules' (rubrics or not) we want to break now?
What example is the Pope setting by publicly "breaking the rules"?
Are his actions telling the Catholic world that rules CAN be broken and you are still a "good" Catholic if you break them?
Can we all pick which 'rules' (rubrics or not) we want to break now?
Don’t like the rule “No birth control”? Ignore it!
Don’t like the rule “Confess mortal sins before Holy
Communion”? Ignore it!
Don’t like the rule “Catholics cannot support gay marriage”? Ignore it!
Don’t like the rule “Catholics cannot support or participate
in abortion”? Ignore it!
And the list goes on…anything you don’t like, just ignore it
because that is what we’ve learned from our Pope.
After all, who are we to judge?
After all, who are we to judge?
But the question remains... does anyone have to follow the Rubrics of the Catholic Church?
Are they rules or merely suggestions?
Perhaps the rules don't apply to the Pope only to everyone else?
Who will clarify this for us now?
Just who and what to do we listen to?
Do we believe, trust and listen to the Rubrics or the clergy who ignore them?
Can anyone answer that any more?
Are they rules or merely suggestions?
Perhaps the rules don't apply to the Pope only to everyone else?
Who will clarify this for us now?
Just who and what to do we listen to?
Do we believe, trust and listen to the Rubrics or the clergy who ignore them?
Can anyone answer that any more?
In Christ,
Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner
Links:
EWTN on Foot washing: https://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/ZLITUR26.HTM
Document image from: http://skellmeyer.blogspot.com/2009/03/holy-thursday-washing-feet.html
Document image from: http://skellmeyer.blogspot.com/2009/03/holy-thursday-washing-feet.html
