The introduction of a new ordinariate-use liturgy for groups of former Anglicans is uniting some of their old traditions to the fullness of the Catholic Church.
The Vatican office responsible for adapting parts of the Anglican liturgy for use in the Catholic Church “has had the task of the scribe, trained for the Kingdom of heaven, the householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old,” said Msgr. Andrew Burnham.
The monsignor serves as assistant to the ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
Bring along your tradition, just leave the theology at the door.
Which works for those for whom it works.
CoE/TEC theology being . . . well . . . what?
#2 Formerly Marion R. – I can’t speak for TEC, but the doctrine of the CofE is to be found in its canons A1-A5. Interestingly the Jerusalem Declaration tracks the language of our canons pretty closely, and sometimes indistinguishably.
It is not so far from 95% of the theology of the Catholic Church, except we don’t have to accept as necessary to believe for our salvation: in purgatory, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, in papal infallibility, transubstantiation, etc, etc; although some of us claim to do so.
[blockquote] It is not so far from 95% of the theology of the Catholic Church, except we don’t have to accept as necessary to believe for our salvation: in purgatory, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, in papal infallibility, transubstantiation, etc, etc; although some of us claim to do so.[/blockquote]
Well other than that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?
Hi Pageantmaster- I’m reminded of an old saying, repeated by, if not original with, Richard Neuhaus-
Schools have three curricula:
the curriculum they say they teach,
the curriculum they actually teach, and
the curriculum they teach by what they don’t teach.
Looks like Pageantmaster has ticked off that third Neuhaus line then!
That leaves the first two lines: from my own experience of a number of actual RC churches, as well as actual AC churches – rubbery is the conclusion, when these two lines are brought to play … Yes; that is actually the cases/are the cases …
Much cynicim here, but in my experience what we are taught in the Scriptures and which is set out in our Prayer Book, the 39 Articles and as defined in our canons is what we profess with our lips and believe in our hearts in the words of the old prayer.
That there are those who do not, including many senior people who should know better, does not alter that, any more than the existence of Orthodox bishops who sew a hammer and sycle into their robes or Catholic priests who sire children or molest them means that those churches do not have a theology and doctrine.
I am quite comfortable with our doctrine and theology – and at least for my salvation I am not required to verbally assent to the implausible, the incredible and the occasionally ludicrous.