Anglican rosaries

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Various folks, at various times. I do my bit.

Good luck with the boggling. Mine is still in that condition.
 
Jack Chick refers to the Eucharist as the “death cookie” in one tract. Truly blasphemous stuff. A Baptist friend gave me one of his tracts when I converted to Catholicism as a teenager.

For what it’s worth, while I don’t believe that the Anglican Eucharist is objectively the Real Presence, I respect your sincere faith that it is.
 
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I agree. Anglicans talk about how they are very ecumenical, but if they make it impossible for a Catholic to be able to distinguish between a CofE and a Catholic Church without having to dig for information, then they are failing in their Christian duty.
 
I used to own an Anglican rosary. I think part of it, one said "Holy God, Holy
Mighty One, Holy Immortal One. I don’t remember the rest. When I converted to
the Catholic church I took it to a local Episcopal church and “donated” it.
 
No RC should think that Anglican orders are valid, given Apostolicae curae, though I have known and read those who don’t affirm it. OTOH, thank you for your kind assessment.
 
Part of it does use those words.

I had to look it up. I’ve never heard an Anglican rosary prayed.
 
And my mind has been boggled again.

Anglicans talk a variety of ways. And structure their services and their churches in a similar motley fashion. None of which is intended to trap the unwary, of any background, into thinking they are, in fact, Roman Catholics, entice the victims in to their fanes to cluelessly participate in their services, thus, I don’t know, besmirching those who have been duped into …being duped , or something.

Discernment. Recommended. If not the music, then possibly the liturgy, might have been a clue. Or, in the case of my parish, the two signs, at the corner of the church yard and at the front door. AFAIK, signs are a reasonably invariable feature at Anglican churches. But then one must consider the motley-dom of the things.
 
I have to agree with Tis. I’d hate to go to a “Catholic church” only to find out it was “Anglo-Catholic”. Yes, a person going to a church should do everything in their power to make sure they are going to the proper church, but as she said, you shouldn’t need to be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or any of his characters to determine where you are, and sometimes you’re in a rush because something out of your control happens, and you can’t comb a website with a fine tooth brush.

A church shouldn’t claim to be something that it isn’t- and it should take care to prevent such accidents from happening. It’s not doing anyone any favors to have someone realize they’ve been duped.
 
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A church shouldn’t claim to be something that it isn’t- and it should take care to prevent such accidents from happening.
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So what should Anglo-Catholic churches do? Pretend to be Primitive Methodist to make sure RCs stay clear? Really this is a most peculiar argument.
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A church shouldn’t claim to be something that it isn’t
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Certainly it shouldn’t. Is there any evidence of Anglican churches doing such a very silly thing?
 
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If by the question is meant a church in communion with the Holy Father, even my usual mantra of “Motley” fails, utterly.

I see my mind is likely to remain boggled for some time.
 
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I’d suggest some form of discernment, then. Like, perhaps, taking a clue from the Book of Common Prayer (of whatever edition) in all the pews. Or listening to the liturgy and getting the feeling that one has somehow erred, and exiting, post haste. Or common sense. Or something.
 
You’re asking all Catholics to be reasonably well catechized and also to practice basic prudence, i.e. foresight. How demanding you are! 😆
 
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Or, in the case of my parish, the two signs, at the corner of the church yard and at the front door. AFAIK, signs are a reasonably invariable feature at Anglican churches
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But do they say ”BEWARE!!!” ?
 
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Thom18:
A church shouldn’t claim to be something that it isn’t- and it should take care to prevent such accidents from happening.
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So what should Anglo-Catholic churches do? Pretend to be Primitive Methodist to make sure RCs stay clear? Really this is a most peculiar argument.
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If they feel so inclined, they may do so- but that doesn’t solve the problem of people who wouldn’t otherwise be there being there. That’s just kicking the can down the street to let the Methodists complain rather than us.
 
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That’s just kicking the can down the street to let the Methodists complain rather than us
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But what exactly is the complaint? Don’t you think blaming Anglicans for mistakes by Catholics is kicking the can down the street?
 
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