[Knitting A Conundrum]

eek!

[bigsigh]

The Bill Clinton decision

[Forest Keeper]

This is happening despite clear canonical prohibition of the practice and despite long-standing Anglican and catholic tradition.

As a non-Catholic, I have heard that it was improper to receive Catholic communion if one was not a Catholic. Is that the case or is it just improper if one is not baptized? Or, is it improper only if one has not been baptized AS a Catholic? Just curious. I have been in that spot and felt bad not knowing how to be respectful of other Christian practices.

[FormerLib]

Being that they have a bishop who rejects the most basic Christian morality, why should their actions surprise anyone?

[redgolum]

Heck,
I don't even like taking communion at a church I am not familiar with! When I was on the road alot, I would make sure I went to the local LCMS parish at least a few times before taking communion. "Open" communion is a very bad idea.

[thackney]

bump for later

[RonF]

Perhaps this will explain the mindset. I have just sent the following e-mail to the webmaster of the ECUSA's website; I believe it's self-explanatory.

I am a member of my parish's Search Commitee as we seek a new pastor. To that end I though I'd do some reading, and went looking for the Canons. In due course I found them on this page: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/13299_35619_ENG_HTM.htm

However, I was a bit taken aback by the following description:

Constitution & Canons 2003
The documents which guide and govern episcopalians' common life. This document is revised at each General Convention to continually seek to have our polity match our practices.

This seems to imply to me that our rules are to be changed to reflect our practices. Shouldn't our practices conform to our rules, unless and until the rules are changed? Or am I misreading this statement?

[xzins]

Open communion in our denomination does not mean "communion without baptism." It means "communion with fellow believers from other denominations without an ID Check to gain admission."

But....I'm not episcopal.

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