I found the forum referenced here & the picture in very quick succession & was struck by what a ridiculous contrast they make. Obviously acres of lace, marble, & brocade are going to attract some very manly men into the priesthood!
'Says Fr. Mason: "Many bishops, seminary faculty and priests...suffer under this vice [of effeminacy] and are therefore unwilling or unable to recognize it as a vice and address it.... Does the seminary deal with a seminarian that sways when he walks, who has limp wrists, who acts like a drama queen or who lisps? It must."
'Says Fr. Mason: "This is not just distracting to other men but I know my sisters will roll their eyes when a Liberace-like priest celebrates himself while celebrating the Mass.... This may be one of the reasons why the church has a difficult time attracting men to Mass...."
'Fr. Mason says, "I remember in my first year of seminary how I was shocked when I came across an ordained cleric in the seminary who was wearing a gold ankle bracelet and matching gold earring."
'Says Fr. Mason: "Catholic seminarians scored as less masculine than any other male group of their age. Right next to them...were the Protestant male seminarians...." Fr. Mason says that "Most [Catholic] seminaries breed an effeminate culture."' (http://www.fisheaters.com/forums/index.php?topic=1481200.0)
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Weird Shit: The Catholic Church Thinks its Priests Should be Masculine (but Obviously Doesn't Really)
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