DEAR BISHOP DRENNAN, THESE WOMEN'S ADVENT REFLECTIONS ARE AN ABUSE

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Still on the home front, in the Palmerston North Diocese where we wage war against Niceness, the heresy of Modernism and real clerical abuse in the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, an Open Letter has surfaced, written to our Bishop Charles Drennan.

Dear Bishop Charles

I am seeking clarification regarding the Cathedral's Advent ‘Reflections’.  

I am not sure how this practice does not constitute abuse, being in
direct contradiction to Redemptionis Sacramentum, (which) clearly states a
layperson may NEVER be entrusted with the homily.

This has been taken up by the NZ Bishops in the NZGIRM (66): “…it may not be omitted
without a grave reason.”  The word ‘Reflection’ would seem mere semantics, and what ‘grave reason’ is there for denying your flock a homily?  The word ‘Reflection’ would not seem to be based on any documented and accepted procedure.

Aside from advancing a modernist agenda, I can think of no good reason why you
would encourage a woman to assert herself in this capacity during Holy Mass. Given Mary’s profound silence and contemplative nature, any woman speaking out in replacement of the priest who is ‘in persona Christi’ has entirely misunderstood both Mary's and Jesus’ roles, as recorded in every Gospel and taken up as Catholic Tradition.

As Bishop, if you cave in to cultural pressures that ‘tell women’ they must assert themselves and have ‘equal rights’ and let this encroach on the Mass in this Diocese, I believe you are promoting a grave injustice to the Church and to women. You are empowering women to walk away from Mary as our model.

Women have a role in church life; however they are not to overpower the voice and person of Jesus in the priest or bishop, in the Mass or any Sacrament.  This would be a grave injustice to our faith; it is not feminism – it is abuse. 

A feminist should not seek so much to have her voice heard, but to support and give
voice to the ‘victim’ or the oppressed.  In Catholic Tradition, let us not forget that the
ultimate ‘victim’ is Christ.  As Catholic feminists we should, like Mary and St Veronica other strong, courageous women, console Jesus personally and support Him against all opposition; we are to provide this type of practical and personal support for priests. 

For 2000 years, He has called men to be ‘His voice’ in the clergy. Jesus does not bow to cultural pressure in 2018. He did not do that in His own day.

A modernist agenda is being taken up, actively promoted in this Diocese, or, at the very least, is
not being stopped.  Why are these abuses of intercommunion and ‘Reflections’ by women being taken up?  It is difficult to reconcile current practices with the Tradition of the Holy Catholic Church, the Gospels, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other documents regarding Divine Worship and Liturgy.

These issues appear as grave matters that have become the new and acceptable practice. 

Respectfully yours in Christ,

Anon.