More women looking to become 'consecrated virgins', Vatican says...
- Chris Baynes (https://www.independent.co.uk/author/chris-baynes)
- 54 minutes ago, July 7, 2018
The Holy See has issued new guidance on consecrated virginity in response to growing interest across the world in the little-known spiritual “vocation”.
Consecrated virgins are unmarried women who pledge to remain celibate for their entire lives, eschewing romantic or sɛҳuąƖ relationships to devote themselves exclusively to being mystical “brides of Christ”.
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But in the 1960s the Vatican revived the ancient Order of Virgins, which reintroduced the concept of women being betrothed to God while living alone or with families rather than in religious communities. ...
Read the entire article at https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/consecrated-virgins-women-vatican-catholic-church-celibacy-god-jesus-a8435186.html
It could also be an option for those who would like to enter religious life but for whom there are impediments.Or where there are no congregations for them to enter...
As far as I know it is an ancient and wonderful vocation for a woman who is not called to marriage.I have misgivings, in spite of this. The post-conciliar Church is quite capable of giving the name of an "ancient and wonderful vocation" to practices that are significantly different. This actually appears to be a favourite technique for creating confusion and introducing problematic changes. The whole time they claim it is merely the restoration of an earlier practice.
I have misgivings, in spite of this. The post-conciliar Church is quite capable of giving the name of an "ancient and wonderful vocation" to practices that are significantly different. This actually appears to be a favourite technique for creating confusion and introducing problematic changes. The whole time they claim it is merely the restoration of an earlier practice.:applause:
For example, one of the arguments given for female deacons is that there are records of deaconesses in the early Church. These women, however, were never a female counterpart for deacons. The had a specific limited role doing things like assisting with the baptism of female converts (for reasons of modesty). The current push for deaconesses is not meant to restore this but to erode the traditional teaching against ordaining women.
If I knew someone interested in being a consecrated virgin, I would advise her to base her understanding on the ancient practice, not on what is being done currently. I would also tell her to put herself under the spiritual direction of a trustworthy traditional priest. I don't think anyone should even attempt to do this without such spiritual direction.
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The question of deacons is altogether another issue from consecrated virginity and so is not relevant to this thread;I did not mean to imply that the question of deacons had any direct bearing on consecrated virginity. I only gave it as an example of the way that the post-conciliar Church equivocates with terminology.
I think a good starting point might be to study the docuмent Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago.Thank you for this docuмent Poche. From this docuмent:
http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/07/04/180704d.html