Cardinal says Catholics humbled by Anglicans' decision to join church

The Catholic Spirit ^ | 6/22/09 | Teresita Johnson

[GreyFriar]

To me, the key sentences:

Father Eric Bergman, a former Episcopal priest who is pastor at the Anglican-use church in Scranton, joined the Catholic Church in 2005, when it became evident, he said, that he and other conservative Episcopalians were becoming an oddity in his denomination.

He credits the Catholic Church’s unwavering stance on the dignity of human life and its view on the sanctity of the marriage bond as major factors in his decision to become a Catholic.

[rom]

The Episcopal Church — Home of the Homosexual Baby Killers for Christ!

[ArrogantBustard]

I disagree with some aspects of Anglican theology, but I think it in gross poor taste to trash the entire group.

[vladimir998]

“Old English is used throughout, and most of the Mass...”

No, it isn’t. I wish people would learn the difference between Old English (the language of the Anglo-Saxons) and Olde English (which is really just a silly name for Elizabethan English).

[rom]

When a lesbian “minister” who thinks that it a ‘blessing’ to kill unborn children is in charge of the Episcopal Divinity School — I stand by my statement.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040205.html

If she doesn’t represent the Episcopal Church of today, who does?

[ArrogantBustard]

There’s whackadoos in every group.

[rom]

I see, these “whackadoos” in other groups — are they in charge of Seminary?

And given that the Episcopalian Church ordains those like “Bishop” Spong, is he also just a “whackadoo” that’s out there — or does he have the blessing of the Episcopal Church.

I stand by my first post. The Episcopal Church of America — is infested with Homosexual Baby Killers, who are in teaching and leadership positions.

[ArrogantBustard]

Please identify your particular denomination, so that we may determine whether it is truly free of whackjobs.

[greatplains]

I can assure you that the members of the parish to which I belong in no way fit your description. Don’t overgeneralize or anything.

[rom]

I don’t belong to a denomination.

But please enlighten me as to the “whackjobs” in the Catholic Church who are allowed to be homosexual teachers who call abortion a blessing.

[rom]

I said “Home of”, I didn’t say you all are.

[ArrogantBustard]

I don’t belong to a denomination.

That's convenient.

[rom]

Then pretend I’m Catholic (if that makes your arguments any stronger) and try to answer the second half of my post.

[ArrogantBustard]

Y’all are welcome to swim the Tiber, if you like. The water’s nice this time of year.

[ArrogantBustard]

Then pretend I’m Catholic

Why? I'm not the one anonymously sniping at fellow Christians. I see entirely too much of that rot on this forum, and I'm quite sick of it.

[zot]

It does seem that traditional Christians are a shrinking minority in the Episcopal church.

[rom]

Wait just a minute. You posted this:

Please identify your particular denomination, so that we may determine whether it is truly free of whackjobs.

And now you are acting like you are above it all? Now that is convenient!

I'm not anonymously sniping at anyone. I have documented why I exactly made that comment. It is based in truth. I suppose you want to hold hands and sing kumbaya with a "Christian" denomination who elevates those who contend that abortion is a "sacrament" to teaching positions?

If we cannot fight against that in Christendom, I think we are doing the Body of Christ a gross misservice by pretending to be happy and get along.

This isn't something as debatable as praying to those in Heaven or the position we should elevate Mary to. This is something so fundamental, so profoundly anti-Christ we cannot pretend we don't see it.

[Salvation]

God bless these Anglicans/Episcopalians.

I believe more will follow because of the Catholic Church’s unwavering stands on many issues. But especially on aobrtion.

[ArrogantBustard]

I suppose you want to hold hands and sing kumbaya with a "Christian" denomination

You can suppose anything you like. You'd be wrong in this instance, though.

I see absolutely no good coming from leveling blanket insults at a Christian community that clearly still contains an identifiable population of actual, Christ-loving Christians.

Hammer on the doctrinal errors all you like ... you'll get not a single objection from me.