[TheGeezer]

Isn't the action of the majority of bishops evidence of the loss of the apostolic succession in the ECUSA? The teaching authority lost at the Henry VIII's apostasy and Elizabeth I's heresies has finally been made irrevocably evident, don't you think?

[Leroy S. Mort]

No.

[GMMAC]

"Isn't the action of the majority of bishops evidence of the loss of the apostolic succession in the ECUSA? The teaching authority lost at the Henry VIII's apostasy and Elizabeth I's heresies has finally been made irrevocably evident, don't you think?"


Well, speaking from the point of view of a former Anglican and now for several years a convert to Catholicism, I don't agree and find your statement unduly simplistic, highly uncharitable and definitely not in keeping with the respect which His Holiness John Paul II extends to those within the Episcopal Communion whom he rightly refers to as "our separated brethren".

There was plenty of right and wrong on both sides at the time of the reformation. Just as today, countless lawsuits certainly attest to grave problems related to homosexuality hardly being the exclusive province of the Episcopalians!

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Indeed.

The spirit of the Antichrist is walking amidst the ruins of the altars and sanctuaries of "mainstream" denominations (Episcopalian and Catholic alike). One wonders if the "abomination of desolation" can be that far away... With the smoke of Satan pouring in, sincere Christians now must struggle with their consciences in the unfolding drama.

[Aquinasfan]

Isn't the action of the majority of bishops evidence of the loss of the apostolic succession in the ECUSA?

Yes.

Anglican Orders.