But Mark+ spelled it condundrum, not conundrum!

John+


----- Original Message -----
From: "pfb" <pfb@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>; "Michael L. Ward" <mward@...>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] What be the church?


>
> Mike+:
>
> Sure beats "vacuum."
>
> Paul+
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael L. Ward" <mward@...>
> To: <faithandlife@...>
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] What be the church?
>
>
> > 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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