tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4632839959227824072..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The wrong kind of ecumenism. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-34510784943453811772017-06-20T06:54:47.990-05:002017-06-20T06:54:47.990-05:00"I do not see how many more moments like this..."I do not see how many more moments like this can come and go without the essential Christian character of such a church being lost, willingly surrendered upon the altar of expediency toward the most shallow and vacuous kind of ecumenism." It is neither uncharitable nor inaccurate to say that such actions ipso facto point to the "essential Christian character of such a church" being long lost.<br /><br />Kirk SkepticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-21221128997575284802017-06-19T23:42:41.504-05:002017-06-19T23:42:41.504-05:00Speaking of lines forming, the Greeks have an anti...Speaking of lines forming, the Greeks have an antidoron (instead of the gift), a little cube of bread that is cut from the same loaf as the sacramental bread, but not consecrated. At the end of each Liturgy, all the attendees form up in lines on both sides of the church and file forward to receive the cube of antidoron. One always leaves a Greek church munching on a cube of bread. It's really good bread and anyone (probably not dogs though) can have it.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidoron<br />Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777514643611989502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-2593611741641991402017-06-19T11:52:48.372-05:002017-06-19T11:52:48.372-05:00The ECUSA is all about "feeling good" ab...The ECUSA is all about "feeling good" about oneself, not about following Jesus Christ. That all passe' doncha know? The Episcopal Church has been in open heresy since the 1970s, and there is no sign that it will turn away from that path.<br /><br />Fr.D+<br />Continuing Anglican PriestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-49377168883476934462017-06-19T09:15:24.308-05:002017-06-19T09:15:24.308-05:00The unconsecrated bread line forms on the left and...The unconsecrated bread line forms on the left and is served with your favorite beverage. What a fine kettle of fish the Western church is in. That's not global warming you feel, it's God's holy wrath heating up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-28218450953993918192017-06-18T20:33:58.091-05:002017-06-18T20:33:58.091-05:00You do still remember the flap that was occasioned...You do still remember the flap that was occasioned by an Anglican Priestess in Canada giving the host to a pet dog that was brought up to the altar? She said the dog looked hungry. Her superiors talked to her and made her promise not to do it again, even though it was just some bread, there was strong symbolism involved. Here in this instance, as the nice muslim lady said, "they gave me some bread." Well, one can give some bread to most anybody and to most animals. If the person is a visitor it would be hospitable to share your grub with them. The Episcopalians and many Lutherans have changed the sacrament of the body and blood into a rite (and right) of hospitality. The rule of faith for hospitality is "Miss Manners' guide to excruciatingly correct behavior." One of the first rules is, serve food to all your guests. The Episcopal superior in this instance declares that he never refuses the hospitality snack to anyone. If we could convince those who hand out altar bread to "tout le monde", to refrain from consecrating the bread, we'd all be a lot happier. After all, hospitality bread has no need of consecration. A simple blessing will do.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777514643611989502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-42561222399515820562017-06-18T20:27:02.084-05:002017-06-18T20:27:02.084-05:00And you are surprised by this? When Jewish speake...And you are surprised by this? When Jewish speakers are invited to the Eucharist, why not everybody? Oh wait....I got into a very naive and heated debate with an ELCA Pastor who told me that everyone is invited to Holy Communion, whether Baptized or not. After all, he told me, it wouldn't be polite to invite a guest to your home when you are serving dinner and not invite them to the table, would you?<br /><br />Yes, I am as appalled as any LCMS clergyman should be, but also know that for whatever reason some choose to stay who also profess faith in Christ.....<br /><br />Kyrie eleison Padre Dave Poedelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033503960196272783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-31419179512727136262017-06-18T13:18:19.924-05:002017-06-18T13:18:19.924-05:00The Episcopal religious body is now a tool of Sata...The Episcopal religious body is now a tool of Satan. Lutherans, including those in the Missouri Synod should baptize any Episcopal convert to Lutheranism because an Episcopalian baptism is a mockery and invalid, just as no baptism done in the apostate XXXA, or by Mormons, should be regarded as a valid sacrament.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-89826612523344375862017-06-18T11:16:20.881-05:002017-06-18T11:16:20.881-05:00It is really quite staggering and indicative of th...It is really quite staggering and indicative of the abysmal decline of a professing Christian denomination, one in which no Christian should be a part. Separation from this false and compromised body should be immediate, yet many will remain and worship in this church. The service in which Muslim participation was invited is in fact and in substance a polluted service. Judgment, as the Bible points out, will begin at the house of God, and those who can see what is happening today and turn away from apostasy are the discerning ones moved by the Holy Spirit. Let such as those who embrace pluralism in the faith go their way, and remember they have chosen the wide path over the narrow way, and the way they are traveling is to spiritual destruction.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com