Anglican/Unitarian relationships

[AngCath]

An exorcism and re-consecration of the altar are also probably in order.

ECUSA has a service for the restoration of things profaned in the Book of Occasional Services

 

[gtsecc]

Exorcizing and reconsecrating altars is not "generally necessary to salvation" and there is no liturgy for it in the Book of Common Prayer.

There's certainly nothing to prevent anyone from creating and performing such a rite, I suppose, but it lacks sufficient support from Anglican tradition to consider such an act necessary, or even normative.

What if it was done previous to the split from Rome?
Then it would be an old Rite, traditional and characteristic of the English Church.

 

[AngCath]

the exorcism of objects is a practice as old as the Church

 

[pmcleanj]

What if it was done previous to the split from Rome?
Then it would be an old Rite, traditional and characteristic of the English Church.

Only if it were done prior to the accretions of mediaeval corruption onto original ancient rites. The English restoration/"reformation" aimed at removing such accretions, and restored to the limited degree possible such of the ancient practice as could be discerned at that time, which was 500 years closer to the Roman Catholic purging of the Celtic church than we stand today.

I can understand that ECUSA has provided an alternate rite as a pastoral provision -- there certainly are believers for whom such a rithe would provide a reassurance, and it is one more opportunity for pageantry.

It's an option. I'm not calling "incorrect" any congregation that wants to exorcise and reconsecrate altars on a routine basis. Just pointing out that such rites are far from the core of Anglican tradition.

 

[Wiffey]

In the USA the Unitarians and the Universalists joined together to form the UU...and they make no pretense that they are Christian. They aren't. I know because my folks are now UU.

FWIW, I think the Bishop did the right thing...Unitarianism cannot be reconciled with the Holy Trinity.

 

[gitlance]

I applaud the bishop!