Author Topic: German women are Baptizing in Germany (Read 1267 times)

Viva Cristo Rey · « **on:** March 15, 2022, 05:54:27 AM »

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/1st-german-catholic-diocese-women-perform-baptisms-83440120

BERLIN -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen has become the first in Germany to allow women to perform baptisms, citing a lack of priests.

The diocese said in a statement Monday that Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck tasked 18 lay ministers —17 of them women — with conferring the sacrament of admission into the Church at a ceremony over the weekend.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2022, 07:13:30 AM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on March 15, 2022, 05:54:27 AM

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/1st-german-catholic-diocese-women-perform-baptisms-83440120

BERLIN -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen has become the first in Germany to allow women to perform baptisms, citing a lack of priests.

Is there also a "lack of men" in Germany? It would appear so. How about "deacons"? Every Novus Ordo parish has about a half dozen of them floating around.

Obviously just an excuse.

DigitalLogos · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2022, 08:28:47 AM »

That's dumb, but praise God that kids are still being baptized (hopefully validly)

Prayerful · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2022, 03:01:07 PM »

Women can be extraordinary ministers of the sacrament, so of all the foolish things done in Germany, this cannot be the worst. It is probably meant in the sense of replacing the priest with laity, particularly women, that's how they are.

Miseremini · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2022, 03:20:31 PM »

Slippery slope.

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