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To: redgolum; Kolokotronis
the Lutheran bishops were expressing a desire to unify in the face of the threat of secularism

Just out of curiosity, given my opinion of the matter, what is a Lutheran "bishop?" Where does that title come from and to which Apostles are Lutheran "bishops" connected to claim their authority?

28 posted on 10/12/2005 6:47:55 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50

The bishops of the Church of Sweden retained a belief in apostolic succession after the Protestant revolution.

The presbyters of the Swedish Lutheran state church continued to wear vestments and call the Mass a "sacrifice" despite the Lutheran confessions long after the break with Rome.

The Lutheran bodies in Finland and the Baltics claim Swedish successions.


34 posted on 10/12/2005 7:20:59 PM PDT by JohnRoss
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