tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post3046224179456631471..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Saintly Saturdays: St. Susanna the DeaconessFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-70038749682388676592012-12-16T13:49:15.814-06:002012-12-16T13:49:15.814-06:00Having the miraculous powers granted to saintly &q...Having the miraculous powers granted to saintly "prophetesses" rather than priests removes at a stroke these objections. Marrying people and baptizing babies is not the stuff of adventure!Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-2418451769075503712012-12-15T20:05:02.900-06:002012-12-15T20:05:02.900-06:00Interesting historical background; I'd never h...Interesting historical background; I'd never heard of the "cathedral rite." As for female priests, I guess that's one place where historicism means less to me than the players having a fun time. :)<br /><br />(Though I guess one could divorce the ability to cast priestly spells from being permitted to perform sacred rites. That is, it's not unthinkable that an abbess could be granted the power to cure wounds, but still not be allowed to perform marriages under church law or tradition.)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.com