Fr James Martin SJ, a known pillar of orthodoxy.
In declining to accept the Judas Iscariot Prize for betraying Christianity, Fr Martin was apparently worried that accepting it would have brought shame upon the Jesuits, an organization that has long been known for its honest teaching, straight dealing, and reliable theology. "We Jesuits have a reputation to keep up," he insisted. "It's all very well saying that we want to see a lesbian pope giving birth to children while occupying the throne of St Peter, but at the end of the day we must accept that St Ignatius of Loyola never actually expressed such sentiments."
St Ignatius, another known pillar of orthodoxy.
Fr James Martin has in the past been known for floating unusual ideas on Twitter, in a spirit of comedy; it is thought that the New Ways people may somehow have taken some of these seriously, and thereby got the impression that he was a rebel against Catholic teaching. For example, consider the following recent Martin joke:
Fr James has an almost Chestertonian gift for paradox.
Still, all is not lost for the Oscar Wilde de nos jours. He still has the much-coveted Giles Award for Comedy to put in his trophy case.
Another unfunny satiric piece which only adds more confusion to an already bizarro world. Stop it.
ReplyDeleteDon't stop, keep up the good work, Eccles. Anyone who doesn't like it can go read the Tablet or something like that.
DeleteBruvver, carry on regardless. Add as much confusion as you can! Chloe xx
DeleteRe Fr Martin's twitter comment: In John 19:25, Mary Magdalen is listed LAST among the 4 women present at the Crucifixion, the Blessed Mother being mentioned FIRST. In addition, it seems anomalous that if Mary Magdalen is so central a figure and such an enormous influence on women, she was mentioned, taking all four Gospels into account, only one solitary time before the Crucifixion. The one mention is in Luke 8:1-3 where she is described merely as a woman "out of whom seven devils were gone forth" and who, with other women of wealth, "supported Jesus' endeavors".
ReplyDeleteIt was the Blessed Mother who was the only woman cited by name as present in the first community of disciples at Pentecost (Acts 1:14). Therefore it seems that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the main woman in the Gospels, and the one women should consider a "leader", not Mary Magdalen.
I addition, considering all the women named Mary in the Garden of the Resurrection referenced (in English, but not the original Greek) as she, she and she and her, her and her, that the Blessed Mother was one of them and was the first to see the Resurrected Christ. It was the Blessed Mother who sent Mary Magdalen to the DISCIPLES while it was Jesus who sent His Mother to the BRETHERN, the disciples and brethern being two distinctly different groups.
Nice, Susan. Thanks. Please be quiet, Barbara.
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