[Rytwyng]

Past sins? What about the *continuing sin* of being with Camilla....?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It's a tabloid world we live in, Master Jack.

[evets]

[Pittsburg Phil]

Boy, too bad we can't force Slick Willie and les-ball Hillary to confess their sins & crimes. Then maybe Vince Forster and who knows how many others could rest in peace.

[madprof98]

Apparently this is all the rage for 2nd (and subsequent) marriages in the Episcopal Church here as well--or so said a friend who is a priest in that church. I suppose it beats the fiction in the American Catholic Church of pretending that previous marriages (some of them lasting 30 or 40 years) didn't really exist.

[KC Burke]

Having just spent some time in London, I have a much better understanding of what passes for journalism over there. Imagine the National Enquirer or Star Mag as setting the highest standard and you have a good picture.

Any service, civil or otherwise that is performed in general conformance to the Church of England standard would probably have a Confession of Sin portion of the liturgy. Picking it from an older style of the Book of Common Prayer is being analyzed as saying something about the couples choice of that item by the tabloids. It is a great leap or opinion.

I think that neither one is getting a bargin but it is better to marry than to burn, as it is said. I congratulate them and pity the role they were born to.

[tiredoflaundry]

even though it's tempting to hear "Chuckles" admit to past sins, I'm not going to get up early this time to watch him get married!

[Nam Vet]

As a non-royal watcher, I've always wondered why the h3ll these two didn't marry each other right off. From what I understand they were hot for eachother before either of them married the first time.

Nam Vet

[nightdriver]

"Charles is to acknowledge his "manifold sins and wickedness" and pledge to be faithful after he marries his longtime lover."

Not that I give a rusty rip, but ol' Charles' pledge has been proven to be worthless.

[Ebenezer]

Ho hum! Yawwwwn! Zzzzzzz........

[SoothingDave]

There is no reference to adultery or other specific misdeeds, and such confessions are standard in Anglican wedding blessings.

Continues the article. In other words, there is no story here.

SD

[kalee]

Charles is to acknowledge his "manifold sins and wickedness" and pledge to be faithful after he marries his longtime lover.


They will be using the Book of Common Prayer service. The whole congregation will be saying this prayer! It is called the Prayer of Humble Access and is said everytime an Anglican Church celebrates communion. Also every Anglican wedding service involves promises by both parties to forsake all other and cleave only unto the other. Charles already promised this once to Diana and Camilla promised it to Andrew.
I find it doubtful that Prince Charles and Camilla are going to stand up and say we have sinned, forgive us our adultery, but I hope I am wrong.

[foolscap]

I think this is stupid and not the least bit heart felt. I can't get the Church of England's take on marriage and divorced royals. If Henry VIII had not wanted a divorce there would not even be a Church of England. Henry threw out the Catholic church because they would not play along not due to some religious epiphany It is more than a little late in the game for the C of E to be getting all high and mighty about the topic.