Church of England to 'legalise' suicide in historic U-turn on funerals

dailymail.com ^ | 4 January 2015 | Jonathan Petre

[Morgana]

The Church of England is embroiled in a row over proposals to sweep away laws that forbid a full Christian funeral to people who have taken their own lives.

Most clergy now regard suicide with far more sympathy than when ‘self murder’ was still a crime, and the move will be seen as reflecting a growing acceptance as more Britons choose to end their lives in clinics such as Dignitas in Switzerland.

But some critics within the Church say the reforms will ‘legalise’ suicide, which should still be regarded a serious sin.

[trebb]

How about paying respects for the tortured soul that saw no way out but to take his/her own life and let God sort out whether the individual deserves His Salvation? Lots of folks seem perfectly OK with allowing mortals to make eternal decisions for others...

[ravenwolf]

We forget what our Founders fought for. We have no State Church.

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I see your point.

[cloudmountain]

There are lots of English Christians, just not many left in the Anglican "church" -- when I lived there, the Catholic Churches were full and I peeked inside a few Baptist and Coptic Churches and they were packed as well.

For my first couple of Sundays I went to an Anglican Church and was puzzled why the average age, bar me, seemed to be about 68

i believe there are still some Christians left in the CoE but they are probably in their 70s or 80s

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I suppose all we can do is pray for the CofE to reunite with Rome. All things are possible, are they not, especially for our good Lord?

[cloudmountain]

Since most people who commit suicide are literally not in their right minds, I agree with them on this. It’s best to give the deceased the benefit of the doubt that they were mentally/emotionally impaired at the time and not making a rational decision.

Despair is a heavy burden.

[Cronos]

oh, no, I don't want the CoE -- which is just one step behind the ECUSA -- from joining the Catholic church

Most of the younger, religious, Anglicans in the UK have already either joined the Catholic Church or the Baptists

[cloudmountain]

oh, no, I don't want the CoE -- which is just one step behind the ECUSA -- from joining the Catholic church
Most of the younger, religious, Anglicans in the UK have already either joined the Catholic Church or the Baptists

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NEITHER do I!

The sanctioning of same-gender marriage would have driven me from the Anglican Church, had I been an Anglican. It is just so wrong.

They allowed women to become clerics, even bishops. The Catholic Church won't be doing that, ever.
I guess Scripture is ignored there, when it doesn't fit in with the current fad (women's lib, therefore, women clerics); divorce/remarry; abortion.
Did I miss anything?