My esteemed and learned Brothers+:

This is what I call a gentlemanly and edifying discussion, worthy of the
FaithandLife list!

John+

PS Is 'condundrum' some sort of crazy-Friday pun?  (I do hope I am not
hereby de-edifying this discussion.)


----- Original Message -----
From: <anglican@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>; "Michael L. Ward" <mward@...>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] What be the church?


> Mike+,
>
> In terms of practice, then I can see women's ordination as possibly a
> subtraction.  In other words, when a female priest celebrates the
Eucharist
> we are not assured that it is valid.
>
> In terms of doctrine, I would say it is an addition.  The Episcopal Church
> continues to hold (at least officially) the same Catholic doctrine
regarding
> the three-fold ministry as it did in 1975.  The novelty is the belief that
> this can be conferred on women.
>
> Therein lies the condundrum.
>
> Mark+
>
>
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