tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post1110039724053206243..comments2024-01-28T23:00:12.101-05:00Comments on Sponsa Christi: Archbishop Burke on Consecrated VirginitySponsa Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520407168481380210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-68867690385053655282009-08-08T21:34:17.010-04:002009-08-08T21:34:17.010-04:00Anonymous,
Because the Church teaches that virgin...Anonymous,<br /><br />Because the Church teaches that virginity is primarily a matter of one’s will, women who are victims of sexual assault may still become consecrated virgins if they have never had consensual sexual relations with anyone. Likewise, if—God forbid—a consecrated virgin were to become a rape victim, this would not change her vocation or her status in the Church.<br /><br />And on a related note, in the pre-Vatican II version of the “Rite of Consecration to a Life of Virginity,” at the end of the consecration Mass the bishop actually pronounced a solemn malediction (curse) upon anyone who would dare touch a consecrated virgin with evil intent.Sponsa Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520407168481380210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-18473194426780307032009-08-08T20:32:59.823-04:002009-08-08T20:32:59.823-04:00I know that this is a terrible question, but with ...I know that this is a terrible question, but with the world that we live in today, what occurs if a consecrated virgin becomes a victim of sexual assault?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-41043641776532801572009-06-14T14:27:30.109-04:002009-06-14T14:27:30.109-04:00Abp. Burke is actually the head of the Apostolic S...Abp. Burke is actually the head of the Apostolic Signatura, not the Roman Rota. Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz is the Dean of the Roman Rota.Hidden Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042188431683942338noreply@blogger.com