Church of Gaia: Catholic students anointed with chrism to protect environment

Activity in the Church of Gaia continues.

The other day we saw that students at New York’s Union Seminary confess to plants.

Another recent development is the anointment with chrism of Washington DC’s Catholic school students in a pledge to the environment.

Last Friday, September 20, 2019 — Greta Thunberg’s first school strike day of the autumn — some students in the Archdiocese of Washington assembled in churches for Catholic Charities’ Season of Creation Prayer Service:

Catholic high schoolers from ⁦@WashArchdiocese⁩ gather for prayer before #ClimateStrike. pic.twitter.com/A4YOn7ekLn

— Carol Zimmermann (@carolmaczim) September 20, 2019

This included showing Greta’s climate address to the UN — and anointing students’ hands with blessed chrism (sacramental oil):

Students get oil placed on hands as sign of commitment to environment. #LaudatoSi pic.twitter.com/BlaBCGV2as

— Carol Zimmermann (@carolmaczim) September 20, 2019

Chrism is used in Catholic sacramental rites of Baptism, Confirmation and the Anointing of the Sick and Dying.

Therefore, use of sacramental oil is suspect when used in another context, such as this one.

Furthermore, anointing of the head — not the hands — is the general practice for Baptism and Confirmation. The brain rules what our hands do.

Devout Catholics had this to say about the service which elevates the environment above God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ:

And a mockery of going up to receive Communion.

— Matt (@Mswn0207) September 20, 2019

Sir you are 100% spot on. I’d never send my kids to a Catholic school. Private, non-diocesan classical Catholic school or homeschool. Those are the only moral options.

— Erica (@ericapoole12) September 20, 2019

It's their religion, they have doomsday prophecies, clergy (climate scientists) missionaries(activists) some even human sacrifice(abortions) to appease the climate.

— KilljoyOct31 (@KilljoyOct31) September 20, 2019

It's their religion, they have doomsday prophecies, clergy (climate scientists) missionaries(activists) some even human sacrifice(abortions) to appease the climate.

— KilljoyOct31 (@KilljoyOct31) September 20, 2019

Right?

— andthenwhat? (@NWcarol28) September 21, 2019

It’s one of those fruits of Vatican II.

— Joseph Sarto (@joseph_sarto) September 21, 2019

I wholeheartedly agree!

— 💎Pica 💎 (@admirathoria) September 20, 2019

There was more reaction here:

It’s a different religion, people. https://t.co/PcSxmyMikd

— Eric Sammons (@EricRSammons) September 20, 2019

We are living in the general Apostasy.

— John Stone (@Johnthemadmonk) September 21, 2019

Coming to the earth from an Amazon near you, courtesy Francis, neo-shaman.

— Remnant Clergy (@RemnantClergy) September 21, 2019

Yes, it is going to be either God or the devil that one chooses to follow, there is no third choice.

— Kathleen Lessman (@kathleenlessma3) September 21, 2019

Yes He does…to lead people to Him, not to plants.

— Eric Sammons (@EricRSammons) September 21, 2019

I’ll end with this tweet:

The practice you are depicting is blasphemy and idolatry. Pray for the conversion of all who participate in this sinfulness.

Indeed.

This ceremony is blasphemous and idolatrous. It also opens the door to heresy, elevating God’s creation above God Himself.

These are dangerous days for young Christians, whether Catholic or Protestant. Pray that the Holy Spirit works in them, turning them away from error and heresy towards the eternal truth as expressed in Holy Scripture and the Sacraments.