This is the money byte:
(Cardinal Kasper) added that the “perennial debate” over celibacy, the ordination of women priests and management teams was causing uncertainty, which was to blame for the shortage of priests, alongside other factors.
Let’s dig into what post-Catholic bishops in Germany desire as expressed by most parishes over the past fifty years in this country:
1. The reformed liturgy is more feminine in ethos than what proceeded it thus not capturing the imagination of young boys and teenagers to consider being the celebrant of such. The ancient liturgy with it military, masculine precision and no nonsense is more attractive the the masculine man. The loss of the masculine ethos of the Mass has contributed in a deleterious way to the decline in vocations to the priesthood.
2. Altar boys become altar servers as females are invited into this ministry which at one time laid the foundation for future vocations to the priesthood. This has had a deleterious effect upon recruitment to the priesthood of young health masculine males
3. At the liturgy and in the parish the priest is viewed as an “animator” and director of ministries and at Mass the priest is to be a friendly host, chatty, smiley and friendly.
4. The liturgy becomes horizontal. Hospitality is viewed as the congregation’s responsibility whereas in the ancient Mass and its ethos, it is the Lord Jesus who welcomes us and calls us to conversion which leads to faith and good works in the world and ultimately welcomes us into the Kingdom of heaven. His hospitality is what counted.
The post-Vatican II ethos or spirit sees the decline in the number of men interested in the priesthood as good because the laity can take over and fill roles the priest previously filled. This is what Cardinal Kasper is speaking about as well as the “reimagining” of the priesthood to include women, transgenders, lesbian, queer and the full array of LGBTQA personas.
Can the true Church accept this? No and the progressive Cardinal Kasper knows it.
9 comments:
I haven't actually seen Kasper's remarks, but if your paraphrases are accurate Father, I am genuinely shocked to find myself in agreement with the Cardinal.
"More feminine"
Holy MOTHER Church, in HER wisdom, has given HER sons and daughters the guidance SHE thinks they need to advance, under HER MOTHERLY care, toward the rewards to which SHE points and for which SHE yearns.
Yeah, too "feminine" fer sure.....
My comments follow what is reported that the Cardinal said. Only the part that is italicized is his comment, what follows is my editorial.
Anonymous at 9:57
I bet the lefty priests NEVER use the Roman Canon where women saints have been named for centuries in the most sacred part of the Mass. Ironic, no?
True, the priesthood has morphed from a masculine ethos to that of the stereotypical gay wedding planner. Your statement “ reimagining” of the priesthood to include women, transgenders, lesbian, queer and the full array of LGBTQA personas. ” is true but not to include. The goal is that the priesthood would be exclusive to them.
I smell Father Kavanaugh lurking at 9:57AM...
Anon @ 4:56
It certainly bears the stigmata of irrelevancy. The Church, as the bride of Christ, is traditionally personified as feminine. Everyone knows this. What we're talking about is the feminization of the liturgy, which is a different matter altogether.
Good clarification!
Regarding the so-called feminization of the liturgy, I found these ideas in a post from 2014 of OnePeterFive concerning why men might not love the NO
1. Lack of Order
2. No Longer Exclusively for Men
3. Sentimental Music
4. The Priest Faces the People
5. The Sense of Ancientness is Lost
6. No More Latin
7. Sacrifice is Downplayed
Are these the elements - are there others - that constitute "feminization?
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