"Catholics" to protest exclusion of foot washing ritual

Let us see some of the "fruits" of willful disobedience of the rubrics. This is from the Atlanta Journal Constitution from yesterday. These "faithful" are upset that Archbishop Donoghue wants the rubrics for the foot washing rite followed:
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Catholics to protest exclusion
By VIRGINIA ANDERSON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/05/04

Women can't officially have their feet washed at Holy Thursday services in Roman Catholic churches in Atlanta, but several plan to air their voices at a protest instead.

Catholics angry that Archbishop John Donoghue has limited Holy Thursday foot-washing services to men plan to protest outside with washbowls, towels and water at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Buckhead while he celebrates Mass that evening.

"We'll stand in solidarity, and we'll sing and we'll pray," said Lalor Cadley, a Catholic who runs spiritual retreats and workshops but does not work for the archdiocese.

The archbishop's position on the ancient foot-washing ritual came in a March 19 letter he sent to pastors telling them that 12 men were to be selected for the rite as the representation of "Christ's linkage of the institution of the Eucharist to the establishment of the ordained priesthood."

A spokeswoman for the archbishop did not return phone calls Monday afternoon.

Cadley said she did not know how many people would attend the 6:30 p.m. Thursday protest. The overwhelming majority of American bishops allow women's feet to be washed in the ceremony, although the decision is left to individual bishops.

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Once again, the author of the article is either misinformed or deliberately telling lies. This decision to permit women in the foot washing rite is not up to any individual bishop. But then again, we might recall the adage, "Tell a lie often enough, people will accept it as truth."