[drstevej]

My point is that the Good Friday service you mention masks the mammoth differences between Catholics, Protestants and Mormons. Ecumenism that whisks aside these vital doctrinal issues is not "good" in any real sense of the word. Unless you are using good in the sense that it is a good means to try to coaz people into the Catholic Church. In that case, what you term good the other groups would term sneaky.

Just a thought or two.

[B Knotts]

I would have opposed it if I felt it masked differences. The reason I thought this one was OK was that it was just an opportunity for Christians to get together and remember the Sacrifice that is made for all of us. There were no doctrinal issues to speak of. There are things we agree upon, and the facts of Christ's Passion are some of them.

[ninenot]

Allow me to offer a wonderful ecumenical instrument or two: the Passion(s) of St. Matthew and St. John, as realized in music by JSBach.

Dunno about the Mormons, and it might be a bit, ah, dicey with Jewish folk--but these could/SHOULD be performed on Good Friday afternoon/evening with ANY bunch of Christians in full agreement....