Sunday, January 04, 2009
The Episcopal row: point-counterpoint
- ‘They’ve hijacked our church.’
- Rebuttal. It is ultimately a Protestant church, which means according to its worldview there’s no truth, only what the ruling classes want, so everything is up for a vote. The losing conservatives can either become Catholic or, as has happened dramatically with whole dioceses leaving, start another denomination, which only restarts the row really. More.
Church of England fundamentalism is impossible because you can’t have: ‘You must have tea and cake with the vicar... or you die!’ — Eddie Izzard via the ShipLabels: Anglicanism, history, the Catholic faith
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