John+

Conundrum is another name for Paul Blankinship's biretta.

MLW+
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Longcamp" <jlongcam@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] What be the church?


> 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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