I believe Sy Noe was referring to scriptural texts that dictate what one eats on Fridays during Lent. (Please correct me if I am mistaken, Sy.) Remember that people did not celebrate Easter, much less Lent, for centuries into the Christian era.
In and of itself, it isn’t. However, when people question why the divide exists between Rome and Canterbury, it is helpful to remember that the two groups operate from a completely different paradigm of what is right and what is wrong.
You might be overplaying your hand here; we have St. Melito’s Paschal homily from the third quarter of the second century. The Christian Pashcal feast has been celebrated since at least then.
You’re not mistaken since scriptural texts were indeed the context of the post I had replied to.
You are right. Thank you for the catch.
Theological? Social issues? Liturgical practice?
I’m a lifelong Episcopalian, I’ve worshipped in plenty of Catholic Churches over the years and I know a great deal about both denominations. I’ve never found much that separates us, but I respect that you have.
Little Sheep, your last sentence is interesting. Are you saying that in your part of the country, people in the pew tend to be conservative?
I was a lifelong Episcopalian until I recently converted to Catholicism.
You live in a well known liberal city. Of course, there are going to be people there that are very liberal on certain issues.
The only justice that will result from Roe v. Wade will be the justice exacted by God on those who support its destruction of the innocent.
GracefulLamb, we know and understand that your recent conversion to the Roman Catholic Church means a lot to you, and that you were unhappy with the Episcopal Church. The two denominations are, indeed, quite different in their approaches to things like contraception and abortion. The RCC lays out specific rules/teachings in black and white. There is no grey area. The Episcopal Church does not do that. In the matter of contraception, there really isn’t anything the church says about it. It pretty much assumes that it is a health care decision, not a religious decision.
How can you honour abortion for any reason the woman wants?
Another woman’s uterus is none of your business unless she invites you into it. I find other opinions Scandalous.
I love to meet people who know God’s mind. God bless!
One might as well defend antebellum slavery on the ground that a man’s home is his castle. There is another person involved.
It’s easy when He puts it in writing.I love to meet people who know God’s mind. God bless!
The slogan would be good if it were her uterus she was destroying.
The Anglican and Episcopal tradition once upheld the Natural Law, and common Christian tradition for most of its history. Only in recent decades did Anglican and Episcopal leaders move away from their traditional teachings on matters such as abortion, contraception, and homosexual actions. In other words, in effect the RCC upholds Anglican/Episcopal tradition more than those churches themselves now do.
We have to be careful to remember that Canterbury and the Episcopal churches in the US and Canada are a tiny fraction of the Communion. The vast majority of Anglicans worldwide still retain adherence to God’s law on those matters.