tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post4510904455151422837..comments2024-03-20T16:30:09.690-05:00Comments on The Fifth Column: Papal Foot-Washing, Take 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-62544549803210958242014-04-24T15:05:13.139-05:002014-04-24T15:05:13.139-05:00I agree with Ann, if foot washing is to be a servi...I agree with Ann, if foot washing is to be a service to the poor or others, Holy Thursday doesn't seem like the right time since that's not what Jesus did at that time. The beginning of lent might be good since service to others is a good thing to do for lent. Also, am not sure why he kisses their feet since that's not part of cleansing and is not part of the biblical ceremony.MDLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751175070058668235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-36598280455451471382014-04-19T12:49:49.010-05:002014-04-19T12:49:49.010-05:00I am very confused. Last year when Pope Francis w...I am very confused. Last year when Pope Francis went to the prison and washed a Muslim's woman's feet and also another woman's feet, there was no mention of these other types of "mandatum", only that he had chosen to go against the rubrics of the Church to engage Muslims. This year, we have three types of washing of feet, and the Pope has just chosen to go back to an older version, but he is still reaching out to Muslims. I will stick to my comment from last year. There are hundreds of thousands of Catholics who do not know their faith and this gesture is more confusing than ever. Maybe we should just do away with all kinds of washing of the feet on Holy Thursday and do it as a separate action that is not tied to Jesus washing the feet of his apostles. Because, there is no way I can reconcile washing of any Muslim's feet with the Last Supper. Even Mary was not present at the Last Supper to have her feet washed.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968810669834802481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-17603317844951678992014-04-17T09:21:28.140-05:002014-04-17T09:21:28.140-05:00Or, like a "good" Jesuit, he's playi...Or, like a "good" Jesuit, he's playing fast and loose with rubrics and laws to which he is indifferent with no deeper purpose or goal.<br />Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.com