Posted on 11/27/2017 7:19:35 PM PST by Coleus
Westminster Abbey was stolen! As is the case with all ancient English churches, monasteries, or convents presently in the hands of the Anglicans, the famed Abbey where English monarchs are crowned and buried, was once the property of a Catholic institution. Westminister Abbey was a Benedictine monastery. While the Catholic origin of the Abbey may be well-known, especially in England, many people are unaware of who the Abbeys heavenly patron.
The Abbey dates back at least to the eighth century, but possibly before. During the time of King Saint Edward the Confessor (1003-1066), it had already been in existence as a Benedictine Monastery for about two hundred years. During an exile in Normandy, King Edward made a vow that he would go on pilgrimage to Rome, to the tomb of St. Peter. Being unable to keep this vow, for reasons of state, he requested that the pope absolve him of it.
Pope Leo IX commuted the vow, but under certain conditions, one of them being that Edward build or restore, in England, an abbey in honor of St. Peter. This he did by rebuilding the Abbey at Westminster. The relics of the Sainted King are still enshrined at the Abbey, where they are in the company of the earthly remains of many other English Monarchs, some Catholic, but mostly Protestant.
Regarding these latter, we make an observation. The day of the General Judgment will present the awesome spectacle of a royal reprobate honor-guard lining up to escort the Papist King-Saint as he rises to assume his everlasting throne in glory. O day of wrath!
The Queen should give Westminster Abbey back to the Catholic Church.
England Swings By Roger Miller (with recent video clips..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTJ2CU13bq0
lol, good ones!
And do you also expect the Roman church to right every wrong it did during the past 1600 years??
History moves on. I suggest you do also. Life is better when you live in the present.
After the Catholics help get back the churches stolen by islamists...
Funny how some lately want to restart the crusades but only against Protestants... you know, the usual suspects in Christ...
Nearly 500 years on, looks like an Anglican church to me and one of the jewels of the Queen’s properties.
before the mooselimbs get to turn it into a mosque.
before the mooselimbs get to turn it into a mosque.>>>>
Like thed did with the first stolen Catholic cathedral, the
Hagia Sophia in Turkey. It was stolen from the Catholics as well. :(
To the victors go the spoils.
Poor England is overrun with muslims! Maybe bringing back Catholics would turn the tide!
Can my peeps have Judea and Samaria back?
Oh - and how about America? Can American citizens have it back?
History moves on. I suggest you do also. Life is better when you live in the present.
And I was going to suggest that this be moved to breaking . . . . but you may have a point.
Stolen? It should be pretty easy to find. It’s not like you can easily sneak it out of the country.
Isn't Charles Darwin buried there?
How about give back all that was stolen, in return the Church take over medical system (like the hospitals they started centuries ago) and replace the National Health disaster?! Fair trade?
Don’t hold your breath....
There was a Poirot mystery that hinged (in part) on the difference between the Westminster Abbey and the Westminster Cathedral. The perp seemingly referred to one but clever Poirot realized the reference was to the other, and that made all the difference..... ha ha. Murderer caught!
“And do you also expect the Roman church to right every wrong it did during the past 1600 years??”
First, you would have to prove there were any.
“History moves on. I suggest you do also. Life is better when you live in the present.”
We’re talking about the present. Westminster is STILL stolen.
First, you would have to prove there were any.
You never cease to amaze me in new ways
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