Posted on 01/25/2006 7:54:41 AM PST by NYer
WASHINGTON -- Could Episcopalians soon be celebrating the Feast of St. Thurgood?
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is to consider a resolution this Friday recommending that the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall be considered a saint.
A press release from the diocese said: "If the resolution passes, and is approved by consecutive meetings of the Church's national convention, Episcopal churches will have the opportunity to celebrate May 17 as Marshall's feast day."
On that date in 1954, Marshall, who was later to become the first black Supreme Court justice, won the Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case. He died in 1993.
The diocese said Thurgood Marshall didn't speak publicly about his faith, but belonged to Episcopal Churches in New York and Washington.
Well, this is different. Saints get voted into heaven?
Ping!
Isn't a person required to pull out a posthumous miracle or two first?
Notwithstanding the traditional concept of popular consensus being embraced in the past as a basis for the Church's declaration that a person is a saint:
In this case, I don't ever recall anyone anywhere even hinting that the man was in any way a saint. An important man, certainly. Perhaps even highly regarded in various facets of his life. But a saint? Its a poorly veiled attempt at politicizing and racializing religion.
The stupidity of a PR stunt like this is amazing.
I think its an outreach project destined NOT to fix the leaky and listing boat of the ever-sinking and damp Anglican communion.
The Catholic Church requires 2 miracles. Apparently that is not the case in the Episcopal Church.
Marshall also voted for Roe vs Wade (in favor of abortion, that is). And now the ECUSA wants to make him a saint?? This man has the blood of 40+ million dead babies on his hands. Just disgusting . . .
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Insofar as I know, it's not the practice in the Anglican world to confer sainthood. We're more than happy to recognize those sainted by the Roman Catholics, but I have never heard of an Anglican church doing same. (Which may raise the question: is ECUSA still an Anglican church?)
Hard to imagine a saint "who never spoke publicly about his faith."
Given this political Marshall canonization stunt, one may wonder whether it's a Christian church.
Insofar as I know, it's not the practice in the Anglican world to confer sainthood. We're more than happy to recognize those sainted by the Roman Catholics, but I have never heard of an Anglican church doing same.The only case I know of is that of King Charles I.
If the ECUSA feels compelled to do this as a civil rights statement, I would prefer the church beatified Martin Luther King, Jr. At least King was a Christian clergyman.
He reflexively and reliably voted for anything left wing.
Well, as the episcolopians are poorer, they might be able to afford only one [both spelling and joke from Ambrose Bierce].
Oh, good grief.
"He reflexively and reliably voted for anything left wing."
Don't have the source to hand, but I remember reading that, when confronted with an accusation that a decision was discriminatory against whites, he indicated his pleasure with the opportunity for revenge.
"He reflexively and reliably voted for anything left wing."
Don't have the source to hand, but I remember reading that, when confronted with an accusation that a decision was discriminatory against whites, he indicated his pleasure with the opportunity for revenge.
Hmmmmmm...and this is a person the CofE wants as a saint???
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