An Untimely Doctrine Discarded With Last Week's Stew

Is A Catholic Core Value So Easily Dumped?

This from The Daily Caller News Foundation

Vatican rules that virginity is no longer a prerequisite to become a ‘Bride of Christ’

A new Vatican document sparked ire among consecrated virgins with a ruling that virginity is no longer a prerequisite to become a ‘Bride of Christ.’ The document, Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago, published by the Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life July 4, serves as a new instructional concerning consecrated virginity. The instructional clarifies that while physical virginity and chastity are important aspects of the life of a ‘bride of Christ,’ they are not prerequisites that, if unmet, would absolutely disqualify a woman from being consecrated as one. (1st paragraph)

The Pope's and his Vatican's dilemma is, they can no longer find enough Catholic girls, who are virgins, and dream of becoming a Vatican handmaid which they call "A Bride Of Christ". The title itself is an unbiblical misnomer. It is all true, born-again Christians who will make up the Biblical Bride Of Christ.

Christ's true churches, redeemed Christians, born-again believers, shall make up the finished Church of Jesus Christ, in heaven ... His bride and He the Bride-groom. So it is Scripturally incorrect to address a single girl, virgin or not, as "Bride Of Christ".

It is Christ's Churches and all who hear and accept the message to "Come to Christ" who will be His bride at the Heaveny marriage.   

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev.22:17

Biblical and Spiritual "light" from His Spirit and through His churches, His bride, shall one day cease to be heard.    

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee... Rev.18:23.

Christ's completed church, His bride shall have been raptured into heaven ...   

And there came unto me one of the seven angels ... saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev.21:9.