tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post114482637317013873..comments2024-03-20T16:30:09.690-05:00Comments on The Fifth Column: Maundy ThursdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1144872298146869842006-04-12T15:04:00.000-05:002006-04-12T15:04:00.000-05:00It will be more than a little while. The CDW grant...It will be more than a little while. The CDW granted one east coast bishop permission to wash non-men's feet if he really, really felt it was necessary.<BR/><BR/>This case is something like that of the altar girls. There are outstanding theological reasons to refuse altar girls, but due to enormous disobedience, the Vatican permits it if the bishop really wants it. <BR/><BR/>Washing the feet is somewhat stricter, since that's actually in the liturgical rubrics (the sex of altar persons is not), so bishops still have to make individual formal petition. But, by permitting this variation at all, the CDW is essentially putting this liturgical rite at nearly the same level as having altar girls.Steve Kellmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509461318016670424noreply@blogger.com