Boston Archbishop Will Wash Women’s Feet
From Times Wire Reports
Boston Archbishop Sean O’Malley has decided to wash the feet of both women and men during this year’s Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual, a year after angering Catholic women by washing only men’s feet.
O’Malley’s decision, on which he consulted the Vatican, drew praise from advocates for a greater role for women in the Roman Catholic Church.
The ritual imitates Jesus’ washing of the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper and has been part of Holy Thursday liturgies since the 13th century.
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