To: sionnsar
"... and hope to affiliate with the worldwide Anglican communion, which still "holds scripture and its authority highly."
And in the meantime, what? Vagante status? I know they had to leave, but leave into what? +Ignatius of Antioch defined the Church as a bishop surrounded by his clergy and the people of God. Without a bishop within the Apostolic Succession, no church, just some sort of ecclesial assembly; far better than communion with heretics, but no church.
6 posted on
05/31/2005 6:24:49 PM PDT by
Kolokotronis
(Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
To: Kolokotronis
I know they had to leave, but leave into what? +Ignatius of Antioch defined the Church as a bishop surrounded by his clergy and the people of God. Without a bishop within the Apostolic Succession, no church, just some sort of ecclesial assembly; far better than communion with heretics, but no church. I agree. The only group I had contact that was considering a departure was considering its destination at least as carefully as the decision to leave.
8 posted on
05/31/2005 6:54:11 PM PDT by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || Iran Azadi || Fraud in WA: More votes than voters!)
To: Kolokotronis; sionnsar
And in the meantime, what? Vagante status? AMiA...duh!
9 posted on
05/31/2005 7:25:23 PM PDT by
Huber
(Conservatism - It's not just for breakfast anymore!)
To: Kolokotronis
St Paul the Apostle defined church as a community of believers.
13 posted on
06/01/2005 3:31:34 AM PDT by
bobjam
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