Boy, Zwinglians and Calvinist have historically been worlds apart.  Glad to
see that something's finally brought them together.

MLW+
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From: <gdvw@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] What be the church?


> > Brethren: The 'ordination' of women to the sacerdotal
> priesthood/episcopate  is a fond thing vainly invented and plainly
> repugnant tothe wordof God and has been repeatedly condemned by Holy
> Tradition and the Councils. Thus,since a woman CANNOT receive the grace
> of Holy Orders therefore any priestly sacramental act in which she
> participates is absolutely null and totally void  and a blasphemous act.
> Of course this does not matter to the neo -Zwinglians/Calvinists that
> haunt the halls of the now sadly apostate Episcopal Church.  In your
> charity please pray for the soul of Archer Torrey+ (RIP) and Judy
> Orcadius(RIP).Blessings and Happy'gesimas! GDVW+
>
>   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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