Francis first pope ever to do so
By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
Posted Mar 29, 2013 2:34 AM CDT |Updated Mar 29, 2013 6:45 AM CDT
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He makes new rules at every turn!
By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
Posted Mar 29, 2013 2:34 AM CDT |Updated Mar 29, 2013 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) The new pope has already done something none of his predecessors ever did: Yesterday, as he washed the feet of youths in a detention center, he included two young womenthereby violating liturgical rules, the AP reports. One of the women, the Telegraph notes, was a Muslim. "The pope's washing the feet of women is hugely significant because including women in this part of the Holy Thursday Mass has been frowned onand even bannedin some dioceses," says a Jesuit priest
Read more and see pix @ Pope Broke Rules, Washed Women's Feet - Francis first pope ever to do so
He makes new rules at every turn!