~ Joyous criminals ~
If it's a crime to be convinced
that women may be ordained,
then I'm a criminal too,
and you'll have to put me in jail,
where I'd be accompanied
by numerous such convicts.
If it's a crime to attend
a woman's ordination,
then, please, take me to all
such crime scenes in the world,
so I may share that heavenly joy,
before you put on
dogmatic handcuffs
and striped chasubles
on all the attendants.
I'll then rejoice as an
unofficial prisoner chaplain
among my partners in crime.
We'll attend to those
who are innocently imprisoned,
by experts on Canon law.
And filled with God's grace
we'll sing all night long
until the prison gates
are opened by angels
so we may march out
on the bright fields of freedom,
still joyfully singing,
since God gave us a sign
that even the blind could see.
S/He Who Is
is walking with us.
Charlotte Thérèse
(The poem is dedicated to Raymond Burke, inspired by his action against Sister Louise Lears.)Etiketter: Catholic Church, English, katolska kyrkan, kvinnliga präster, poem, Raymond Burke, Sister Louise Lears, women priests |
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