> OK : The short answer is that a robust belief (we sometimes say 'a true and lively') means active actual practice of the idea in question. Assent is a minimalist 'OK if I have to but...' idea. It reminds me of the Pallisers in Trollope "they gave a tithe of 10 a year to the local parish to show they supported the principles of religion.." Blessings. GDVW+ What's a "robust belief" as opposed to a simple assent? > > MLW+ > > -----Original Message----- > From: gmspencer@... [mailto:gmspencer@...] > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 11:21 PM > To: faithandlife@... > Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] Unity > > May I suggest 7 essentials for Unity? > > > > > > > > 1. Belief in the Holy Scriptures to be God's Word written. > > > > 2. Belief in the Holy Traditions (like which Books actually make up the > Scriptures) including the 7 Ecumenical Councils. The Church of England > never > rejected the 7 Councils, only individuals persons did. > > > > 3. Worship according to one of the classical Books of Common Prayer > (excluding the contemporary Book of non-Common Prayer) > > > > 4. Male only clergy. > > > > 5. A robust belief in Baptismal Regeneration. > > > > 6. A robust belief in the Real Presence of our Lord's body and blood in > the Blessed Sacrament without speculation on "how" it happens and a > commitment to this Liturgy as the ordinary Sunday Service of the Church > of God. > > > > 7. A robust belief in Apostolic Succession. > > > > > > > > Jurisdictions that affirm these essentials are Orthodox and Catholic. > Whether they have candles upon the Altar or even if they call the Altar > a Table; whether they wear surplice and stole or alb and chasubles; cap > or a tippet; slippers or socks; lace or lattice work at the rails; gold > chains and buckets of blood; or the simplicity of John Calvin's > unadorned undercroft - it matter not one bit because they are Catholics > and therefore Anglicans. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > =0 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > faithandlife-unsubscribe@... > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > faithandlife-unsubscribe@... > ----------------------------------------- Check out Catholic Online's NEW Catholic Encyclopedia! http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/