“No, no. Apropos of your last remarks, just to have a parenthesis or a footnote, one of the big deficiencies in Christianity is there is no theology of woman at all. Although the one thing Jesus needed, the one thing he needed, having decided to become human, the only thing he needed was a woman, and logically all priests should have been female, you know. But male chauvinists got in the way. And as some theologian said, you know - and this is a sideline but let me finish it. As you know it's theologically possible for God to have become a cow if he decided. He could be incarnated in a cow. But even if he had been incarnated in a cow, we men would have taken over, that's the extent. But we've no theology of woman and no theology of love, really human love, because it involves the essence of woman and I don't think we know that theologically.
But to get back to your main remark. You've touched on a very big question because you've touched on the idea of Church and the idea of the individual within the Church. Look, a few things are certain, dear. One is certain that Jesus left a visible presence behind him. All the evidence is -”
— Malachi Martin on William F. Buckley’s Firing Line —
Firing Line “The Jesus Movement”
Episode S0119 — Recorded on December 7, 1973
(Martin’s quote starts at 48 min. 22 secs. & finishes at 49 min. 29 secs.)
Leave it to Francis’ Vatican to celebrate a communist holiday. The earliest Woman’s Day celebrations happened in the United States of America with socialists leading the way and then in several European countries with the communists being the impetus behind the day. It wasn’t until 8 March 1917 in Soviet Russia that it became an official holiday. Alexandra Kollontai persuaded Vladimir Lenin to make it so and in typical communist fashion even though it was a holiday for women, they still had to work. It was only in 1965 in the Soviet Union that it truly became a non-working holiday.
Communist society will take upon itself all the duties involved in the education of the child, but the joys of parenthood will not be taken away from those who are capable of appreciating them. Such are the plans of communist society and they can hardly be interpreted as the forcible destruction of the family and the forcible separation of child from mother.
There is no escaping the fact: the old type of family has had its day. The family is withering away not because it is being forcibly destroyed by the state, but because the family is ceasing to be a necessity. The state does not need the family, because the domestic economy is no longer profitable: the family distracts the worker from more useful and productive labour. The members of the family do not need the family either, because the task of bringing up the children which was formerly theirs is passing more and more into the hands of the collective.
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The woman who takes up the struggle for the liberation of the working class must learn to understand that there is no more room for the old proprietary attitude which says: “These are my children, I owe them all my maternal solicitude and affection; those are your children, they are no concern of mine and I don’t care if they go hungry and cold – I have no time for other children.” The worker-mother must learn not to differentiate between yours and mine; she must remember that there are only our children, the children of Russia’s communist workers.
Below are a few short videos of the Vatican’s celebration of this ‘great’ communist day. Billed as “Voices of Faith” listen to women (some of them immodestly dressed) blather on, in the manner of Francis, about a lot of non-Catholic nonsense. The term from the shetl, “useful idiots” springs to mind when watching them. For the Vatican and Francis this seems to be par for the course.
International “strawberries on the cake” Day
Vatican celebrates International Women's Day with
creation of the first “Women Consultation Group”
*the Vatican’s favorite bimbo makes an appearance at 1 minute 7 seconds
Being a refugee helps women regain their femininity!
German poster from 8 March 1914 promoting communist day
Soviet poster from 8 March 1932 for International Women’s Day
Keeping to character as a revolutionary, Francis went to a home for the elderly and disabled in Rome, the Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi for Maundy Thursday. Until Francis, the Mandatum (Washing of the Feet) has always been performed by the pontiff on twelve priests. The reason for this is simple, Christ washed the feet of his disciples. Yes, one of them did betray Him but at that time he was still following Christ. Jesus didn't go to a leper colony, nor find pagans to include, nor wash the feet of women in the ceremony, or include non-believers. This is because these men were to become His priests and first bishops. Every person sitting in the chair of Peter excepting Francis has followed the tradition and the rubrics laid out. However, humble Francis sees himself as above God's rules. It is as if he thinks he can improve on what Christ instituted. There is a name for this...modernism.
By the example shown today, Francis is stating he wants a priesthood of women, Muslims, atheists, elderly, and the disabled. It makes us recall the time he went to an AIDS ward in Argentina. This is straight out of the Frankfurt School. Some call it Cultural Marxism, others call it political correctness. Whatever name it goes by it is nefarious. In the names of 'diversity', 'tolerance', and 'acceptance' all the beliefs and practices of Catholics are swept away. 'Tolerance' means tolerance for the Novus Ordo & Vatican II as well as non-catholic religions. 'Diversity' means catholics must accept the behavior of others particularly when they are amoral. 'Acceptance' means accepting anything which is novel while rejecting the traditional catholic faith. This is the second year Francis has washed the feet of women, Muslims, and atheists. It sets a dangerous precedent as the world looks to him as to what a catholic is and how a catholic should act. As we alluded to in a video posted in Maundy Thursday 2013, the only tradition Francis has is breaking traditions.
(Complete coverage of Francis at Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
for Maundy Thursday. The foot washing starts at 37:25.)
Unless one has been living in a cave for the past year, one knows Francis washed the feet of two females in the juvenile detention center for Maundy Thursday 2013. A few tidbits which may not be so well known and demonstrate how Francis set himself up purposely for failure by not following catholic tradition. The article from the International Business Times, Pope Francis to Hold His First Maundy Thursday Mass at Youth Prison of Mostly Muslim Offenders, let the cat out of the bag as to what a revolutionary Francis is. As always the underlines are ours. A tip of the hat to Jim Smith for sending us this article and videos.
Pope Francis to Hold His First Maundy Thursday Mass at Youth Prison of Mostly Muslim Offenders
By Esther Tanquintic-Misa | March 28, 2013 1:16 PM EST
For his first ever Maundy Thursday mass as newly installed pontiff of the 1.2-billion strong Roman Catholic secular religion faith, Pope Francis has chosen to hold it at a youth prison wherein his 12 disciples during the re-enactment of the washing of the feet will be acted out by prisoners themselves.
At a time where the world confronts too many issues on the economic and political front, not to mention the very pillars of Pope Francis' Catholic faith being pounded by sex abuse crisis as well as corruption allegations, the washing of the feet of 12 young prisoners, is very symbolical of the hope the new pontiff wants to extend beyond the walls of Vatican City.
This year's washing of the feet by Pope Francis will happen at the Rome's Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center to be participated by select 12 youth prisoners, aged 16 to 21 years old.
The Pope's visit "will make them see that their lives are not bound by a mistake, that forgiveness exists and that they can begin to build their lives again," Father Gaetano Greco, prison chaplain, told CNA.
The washing of feet on the Thursday before Easter is a Christian tradition commemorating Christ's Last Supper.
Fr Greco shared some of the young men eagerly volunteered to participate in the holy tradition, while others were extended an invitation.
This, as Fr Greco explained, was because most of the detained youth are Muslims. "Only eight of our residents are Italian, six boys and two girls."
There were also others who have no religious belief at all.
"Therefore many of them don't even know who the Pope is. For this reason too, it was far from easy to explain to them the importance of the Pope's visit," Fr Greco said.
"But all of them are very happy, and the visit will make them think, reconsider and understand that there are people in this world who are concerned for them," he said.
Many of the youth prisoners came from broken families, took to illegal drugs and engaged in various crimes.
Around 10 girls and 40 boys are expected to participate in the mass. Apart from their participation in the washing of the feet, the youth will also lead the readings and the prayers of the faithful.
Did you catch all that dear reader? Francis went to a jail which was populated with young adult drug users & petty criminals, most of them followers of Mohamed, and performed the Pedilavium ceremony (Washing of the Feet). There were only six Catholic males in the jail! In other words Francis didn't want to follow the tradition of the church. One would think that the 'Vicar of Christ' would follow the rubrics for Holy Week, the most important week in the calendar of the catholic church, but not Francis. Maundy Thursday is significant because "it solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week" and the Washing of the Feet, is performed "in memory of the reparation of Christ for the Last Supper." When all the eyes of the world are on Francis he does something revolutionary which then alchemically transforms the solemnity of the religious day into a photo-op of how great he is! All the while Francis publicly claims he wants to return the church to tradition! What a modernist!
Jorge Bergoglio and the Washing of the Feet
Francis inspires a Novus Ordo priest to follow his example
Bergoglio's breaking of tradition has now become a
tradition as stated by Rome Reports
Learn how silly tradition is according to 'Fr.' Bambrick
As promised some photos of Jorge Mario Bergoglio washing feet. Earliest photo is from 2001 and the latest from 2012. Modernism in the fashion of Bergoglio...
