The Church of Ireland has “no current plans” to follow the example of Anglican church leaders in England and introduce a devil-free version of the traditional baptism service.
In the new wording, currently being-road tested in 400 parishes across the water, parents and godparents are being asked if they “reject evil, and all its many forms, and all empty promises”. In the traditional version, they are asked if they “reject the devil and all rebellion against God”.
The move follows a motion brought to the church’s General Synod from the a group of clergy in Liverpool, who sought to alter the baptism service to include “culturally appropriate and accessible language”.
If I didn’t already know what this story was about, I think I’d be a bit disconcerted by the headline!
“The Church of Ireland has “no current plans†to follow the example of Anglican church leaders in England and introduce a devil-free version of the traditional baptism service”
Dryly, cuttingly and amusingly put by our Irish cousins. What a laughing stock we have become. Our leadership are too stupid and insular to realise it while they were giving it the go ahead at their recent HOB meeting so intent were they on fawning all over the liberal ‘senior women’ they had invited in and pushing Pilling forward to the next stage HOB meeting.
We have got what we deserved.