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Only through the Eucharist? Christ is not with us in any other way? And not with Christians who don't take Communion very often? Brian

So, having dug up all these references, now what? Would you infer from the readings that incense is required? (And if yes, then so would praying in Hebrew, fire on the altar and possibly animal sacrifice.) Or did you just have a bunch of time on your hands? :) Brian

In that Moors were what the Spanish called the Muslims, and that those Muslims were chiefly of Arabic and Berber stock, there is some truth to your assertion. But, since their rule was spread through invasion, assimilation and conversion, I don't think we can say that none of the Moors were...

There are Anglican Archbishops from Africa who I think might love to be elevated to Anglican Pope, an office, of course, that we don't have. Of course, if Archbishop Desmond Tutu were interested in taking the gig, I might be cool with that. But only him! ;) Brian

Or with Montanaists, whose practice focuses only on revering San Francisco 49er's former quarterback, Joe Montana. Which, in turn, should not be confused with Mantegnaists, who faithfully follow the film and television career of the Chicago-born actor, Joe Mantegna. Brian

As I understand it, it is not considered infallible unless and until it has been pronounced ex cathedra. If, as the article I posted suggests, the late pope's stance on women's ordination, may not be officially considered ex cathedra, then it is not closed and a later pope can reopen the issue...

Thanks, Macrina, it does give a glimpse of where you're at. You still seem like one of us. :) Labels really don't matter. I guess I'm a liberal in most aspects of my life, but I gladly affirm that Jesus was the Son of God and that he died and literally rose from death--a death that restored...

Allow me to add some detail to this statement. While it is possibly true that the pope didn't rule out women's ordination infallibly, he was pretty definitively against it. (The above taken from a longer article at http://atheism.about.com/od/popejohnpaulii/a/women.htm) Since the Roman...

Very silly. I haven't seen a biretta on a priestly head since the early sixties, when I was a wee Roman Catholic lad in Chicago. Monsignor Hishen, pastor of St. Gall's church (where I started out), used to take himself out on a pleasant afternoon and smugly walk the borders of his kingdom and...

This is a place where you are more than welcome, Macrina. This is a place where you will be valued and never condemned. This is a place where you can fit right in with the rest of us imperfect Christians. If you want, please tells us a bit more about you and your faith journey. What makes...

Doesn't seem confusing to me; you are a Roman Catholic in England, while your sister is an Anglican also living in England. Two different churches, related by threads of history and practice. As for the cause of the English Reformation. Certainly Henry's divorce was an instigating factor...

Then, welcome in, Flynn! Iron Sun told you the truth. Could anything aside from Episcopal Christianity have banished the curse--? ;) Brian

At one time, yes. Then they split from Rome in the 1500s and became English catholics, with a small "c." Catholic as a word means "universal" and all believing Christians are part of the universal church. Anglicans are also catholic in worship; being sacramental and liturgical along the lines of...

No we don't have or use bells. I'm glad we don't. Do most Roman Catholic churches still use sanctus bells? Brian

One mistake that many Anglo-Catholic Anglicans make is to assume that their preferred style of worship is close to what the average Roman Catholic experiences in the mass. Another is to assume that most Roman Catholics remember, or regret the changes made by Vatican II forty years ago. Speaking...

To the contrary, it is the standard in the Episcopal Church that all baptised people are welcome at Communion, regardless of age--baptism being considered the sign of full membership in the church. So, in most Episcopal churches, children may recieve the Eucharist at any age after their...

Very, very well put. Brian

Perhaps out there on the fine edge of Christendom, there are many who do fall outside the "pale of Orthodoxy," and thus may be hard to fit into a rigid definition of "church." But Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Congregationalists and the mainstream Christian groups are not part of the...

Not to play, 'Can You Top This,' but check out the Pennyroyal Caxton edition of the bible. A beautiful, handmade, extremely limited edition, its price tag reads $10,000. http://www.pennyroyalcaxton.com/ :) Brian

So, those churches who do not fall into your three categories, churches from the reformed traditions, Arminians, annabaptists, Quakers, Mennonites, low church Lutherans and so on and so on, are not already part of the church? Our friends and family who belong to Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian...