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To: TheGeezer

You wrote "The ECUSA bishops supporting homosexual marriage are heretics. They are proof of the severing of apostolic succession introduced by the novel beliefs of King Edward and Cranmer 500 years ago."

I'm sorry, but that's not logical. If, by logic, the 'novel beliefs' caused homosexual marriage to be supported, then it would have shown up before now. Further, if you are attempting to claim that the heresies (actually apostasies) involved in clergy who support the homosexual agenda are evidence of lack of apostolic succession, then considering the current scandals with in the American branch of Roman Catholicism, it would be logical to conclude that Roman Catholicism no longer maintains valid apostolic succession either.


4 posted on 09/02/2004 8:10:53 PM PDT by ahadams2 (Anglican Freeper Resource Page: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican/)
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To: ahadams2

No, not at all. Cranmer and King Edward divorced sacramental reality from the intent of the celebrant, especially regarding ordination of priests. The ECUSA has made the belief that homosexual behavior is acceptable a tenet of belief, something the Roman Catholic faith has not done. In Roman Catholicism, homosexual behavior is not moral, is not acceptable, is not part of being a bishop, all of which is now a tenet of the ECUSA. That sin is present in the RC church is not new: that it is not wrong is part of the new ECUSA.


8 posted on 09/02/2004 8:56:45 PM PDT by TheGeezer (If only I had skin as thick as Ann Coulter, and but half her intelligence...)
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