The two women were confined at a juvenile detention center, The Associated Press reports.
Church traditionalists decried the move, and accused the pope of setting a “questionable example,” AP reports. Modernists, however, welcomed his action and perceived a church attitude of inclusiveness was on the horizon.
The foot-washing ceremony is rooted in biblical principle.
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I'm satisfied with the Vatican's response:
*quote* The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said he didn't want to wade into a canonical dispute over the matter. However, he noted that in a "grand solemn celebration" of the rite, only men are included because Christ washed the feet of his 12 apostles, all of whom were male.
"Here, the rite was for a small, unique community made up also of women," Lombardi wrote in an email. "Excluding the girls would have been inopportune in light of the simple aim of communicating a message of love to all, in a group that certainly didn't include experts on liturgical rules."
*end quote*
Seems His Holiness was about the business of building the Kingdom. The Pharisees can go hang.
Religion... Go figure.
Agree totally.
i dont like the way this pope is going?
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