Woman Dedicates Her Virginity to Jesus

[jpak]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2006/oct/07/100704885.html

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (AP) - She stood at the altar in a white gown and veil, but she was there for no earthly man. Lori Rose Cannizzaro was dedicating her virginity to Jesus.

Saturday's rare Catholic ceremony, one her own pastor didn't know existed, turned the 42-year-old into a "consecrated virgin." Fewer than 200 women in the United States and 2,000 worldwide have declared their perpetual virginity this way, according to U.S. Association of Consecrated Virgins.

"There are people who think I'm nuts," Cannizzaro said.

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The rite is available only to virgins, who agree to abstain from sex so they can dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ in what the association describes as a mystical marriage and a profound spiritual blessing. Each woman wears a band on her left ring finger as a symbol, much like a wedding band.

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[Little Star]

1. Did anybody ask if he wanted her virginity?

I hate it when people give unwanted gifts!!!

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

17. Regifting, no less

God gave her the virginity, now she's giving it to Jesus. Doesn't she think they talk?

[Little Star]

18. Funny!

[Poll_Blind]

2. I can't support polygamy. n/t

PB

[Freedomofspeech]

3. That is so...

CREEPY.

[SoCalDem]

4. This was a normal thing for nuns to do.. Why not just become a nun?

:shrug:
did they tattoo a big "V" on her forehead.. ??
Why should anyone even care whether no one wanted to have sex with her for 22 years? give or take a few years

[Book Lover]

15. Becoming a nun means joining an order, which brings

responsibilities to that community. This ceremony (it seems to me - the article is a bit thin on the details) is for her alone. I actually think this is kind of neat - amazing the things you find in the RC church if you dig a bit...

on edit: Sorry - didn't see your post below, where you found the answer

[jmowreader]

20. Nuns pledge vows of poverty, chastity and obedience

This woman only pledged the vow of chastity.

Think of this as being kind of like a nun--you're still a virgin, you're still faithful to Jesus, but you can get a job besides being a teacher or a nurse.

However, the wedding gown is a little over the top.

[hayu_lol]

30. SoCalDem...that was my first thought as well.

That is what nuns do...marry christ.

Ah well, back to the 10th century.

[Clark2008]

36. I wondered that myself.

As a Catholic, this really didn't strike me as odd as it did some DUers, but I did wonder why she just didn't become a nun. I mean, honestly, if you're going to consecrate yourself, why not do some good deeds for others and join the service, officially.

On Edit: I see that she already does do good works in the name of the Church - so it's even MORE baffling that she shouldn't just join an order.

:shrug:

[MADem]

5. Sounds like being a nun without the uglyass costumes or having to

take orders from a heirarchy....

[CatholicEdHead]

6. Have to research why it was really used in the Middle Ages

The obvious answer is not it.

[SoCalDem]

9. this from the Archdioscese of washington

Consecrated Virgins and Hermits

The consecrated life forms of virgins and hermits are distinct from one another as well as from other forms of consecrated life. Each involves an individual commitment to the diocesan bishop and accountability to him for following a specific plan of life. Neither involves life in community.

Consecration to a life of virginity for women living in the world is among the oldest types of consecration in the church. Today, in the Rite revised in 1970, a virgin may be consecrated to God by the diocesan bishop and dedicated to the service of the Church. It is a permanent commitment that reflects a mystical betrothal to Christ. Consecrated virgins pray the Liturgy of the Hours, receive the sacraments regularly, and are faithful to private prayer. They keep the bishop and the needs of the diocese as the focus of prayer.

The fundamental commitment of a hermit entails separation, solitude, silence, prayer, and penance. Its essential elements are public profession of the evangelical counsels – obedience, poverty, and consecrated celibacy through the mediation of the diocesan bishop and a plan of life for which they are accountable to the diocesan bishop. The eremetical life is devoted to the praise of God and the salvation of the world.

[formercia]

10. does it have a 401K?

:evilgrin:

[savemefromdumbya]

7. how did they prove she was a virgin?

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[jaysunb]

16. You beat me to it !!

:rofl:

[ima_sinnic]

11. great news for the human gene pool

-- hmmm, maybe this could catch on among fundies. "consecration" would be a force of natural selection (which they don't believe in) that would eventually make them extinct. :rofl:

[xchrom]

12. i think it's cool. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

55. Me too, it helps natural selection. -nt

[Selatius]

13. You have to admire her commitment

Her path to life is not my path, but rarely is anyone's path the same as another.

[Sherman A1]

14. Agreed and Well Said.

This is not something I would want to be a part of or suggest to anyone, but if she is happy with her choice then who are we to criticize. Good for her!

[question everything]

28. Did she actively choose this or, after 20 years seeking a husband

she finally decided to make the best of it?

[Nikki Stone 1]

19. It was probably a great way to avoid unwanted marriages in the Middle Ages

When a woman was the property of her father and marriage was the transfer of those property rights to a husband chosen by her father (usually some geezer with cash to marry a 13 year old), the only way to legitmately avoid marriage was either becoming a nun (or if one's family needed you for elder care and such) to dedicate your virginity to God. Makes perfect sense if the only other options are marriage to a gnarly old man you don't love or suicide. Some of the early Catholic female martyrs were women who didn't want to marry.

[Iris]

21. at least she waited until she was really sure. . .

[TahitiNut]

22. "Saying 'No' for Jesus!"

:rofl:

I wonder if this is like transubstantiation. :evilgrin:

[depakid]

23. "There are people who think I'm nuts"

For good reason.

[TahitiNut]

24. She should be so lucky.

:dunce:

[itsrobert]

25. Is New York a community property state?

Does she get half?

[question everything]

26. Can men (the ones willing to admit) do so, too? (nt)

[jpak]

27. I think you can become a hermit

n/t

[mcscajun]

33. Yup. equal opportunities exist for Consecrated Hermits

Yet they are even rarer than CVs.
http://www.dwc.org/vocations/hermit.shtml

[Recursion]

45. Yes, but you don't need to be a virgin if you're a guy

A consecrated hermit simply must vow to remain celibate.

[Fuzz]

29. My wife met a woman once at a birthday party for my fundy cousin

They were both Philipina and starting talking, (Philipinos always seem to pick out others in the crowd and talk about philipino stuff :) )

During the conversation my wife asks, 'You have a boyfriend?'

She responded with "Jesus is my boyfriend".

My wife had NO idea how to respond to that one.

[Tesha]

38. So when she came, did she scream "Oh God! Oh Jeeeesus!"?

> She responded with "Jesus is my boyfriend".

So when she came, did she scream "Oh God! Oh Jeeeesus!"?

Tesha

[Fuzz]

46. Who, my wife?

:D

Actually, I don't think that Jesus was very good at providing that service to her. That may be the problem actually. :D

[Finder]

31. This is not new or rare and is part of the process leading to...

becoming a nun or sister. I was consecrated myself although I do not recall any movement or association per se.

Rings were not given out unless one took the complete vows, however.

[mcscajun]

32. Link

http://www.consecratedvirgins.org/cv/becomingcv.html

All the obligations of a community religious life, minus housemates, plus supporting yourself. Not for the faint-hearted, certainly.

NOT that I'm endorsing it; far from it, actually.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

34. Well, J.C. is a well known StudBunny hot for virgins.

I never could get the premium placed on virgins by religion. I much prefer wicked women.

[WinkyDink]

35. This is anybody else's business because?

[sarge43]

40. Well, when you make your business public, the public

is inclined to take an interest.

[Tesha]

41. The world would be a better place with fewer nutcases in it. (NT)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

37. Hey, More Power To Her. God Bless Her And May Only Good Things Come To Her

[sarge43]

39. "There are people who think I'm nuts."

Honey, you've never been laid and you make a 'mystical marriage' with a non-corporal entity. Yes, it could be argued that you made a wrong turn somewhere back there and you're way off the main road now.

:eyes:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

43. Or Maybe She's Just A Beautiful And Spiritual Person.

A little tolerance goes a long way.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

56. Was sarge43 intolerant? If so, how? -nt

[porphyrian]

42. I don't care what consenting adults do.

I personally think it's cultish and stupid, but whatever. As long as our taxes don't pay for it and it isn't hurting anyone else.

[Zhade]

53. Yeah, if she wants to wait for a savior that's never coming...

...it's on her. One less fundie producing kids to overpopulate the planet!

[Cleita]

44. Nuns do this all the time. Why is the pastor amazed by this?

This story doesn't ring true to me.

[Book Lover]

47. I think it was that he didn't know the ceremony existed

not that he was amazed by her request.

[greenman3610]

48. they're called nuns

some of the meanest, vilest, angriest
little shrews you ever tangled with..

[AnnieBW]

49. Does This Mean That

She gives up vibrators, too? :crazy:

[davidinalameda]

50. good for her

she found her calling in life

why make fun of her choices

progressives should be more accepting of others and their choices

[Boojatta]

51. What if Jesus sues for divorce? That would be embarrassing.

Apparently she's decided to take that risk.

[neebob]

52. Well, she couldn't have felt compelled to do this

out of a feeling of need to validate her situation, because society isn't totally about pairing off in a particular way, and no one ever looks askance at those who don't manage to do it.

I'm sure she's just a nutcase or an unattractive loser, and there's nothing wrong with the world around her.

Do I need the dripping sarcasm icon here?

Those of you who are criticizing and making fun of this woman's choice, try asking yourselves what's wrong with not being part of something resembling a couple. Is it really that great for most people? Is it so much fun and the chances of being happy and fulfilled so high that one has to be nuts not to try it? Is there more than about a 10-percent chance that sex with any given person will be good? And why, in the 21st century, is it still so fucking important?

Why is it better to have been laid badly than never to have been laid at all?

[Evoman]

54. Oh this is SOOO HARD to believe

*Evoman writes down another example in his "Stupid Nonsense that People Infected with Religion Do" notebook*

On edit: Man this book is getting full...I guess a 400 page notebook isn't big enough.