Communion, Anglican Style - Richard Sutter
Communion, Anglican Style
by Richard Sutter
June 10, 2011
One doesn't have to go far these days to read in an Anglican service leaflet some variant of the words: "all baptized Christians may receive Holy Communion." In some places there are additional notes like "all baptized and penitent...", "all who believe the Body and Blood of Christ are truly present...", "all who are permitted to receive Communion in their home church..." and so on. There is a remarkable lack of common practice, let alone common discipline, in our purportedly common prayer.
So what is Communion discipline for Anglicans supposed to be?
The answer, as one might expect of Anglicans, could be presumed to be: "well, it depends." But does it really?
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
by Richard Sutter
June 10, 2011
One doesn't have to go far these days to read in an Anglican service leaflet some variant of the words: "all baptized Christians may receive Holy Communion." In some places there are additional notes like "all baptized and penitent...", "all who believe the Body and Blood of Christ are truly present...", "all who are permitted to receive Communion in their home church..." and so on. There is a remarkable lack of common practice, let alone common discipline, in our purportedly common prayer.
So what is Communion discipline for Anglicans supposed to be?
The answer, as one might expect of Anglicans, could be presumed to be: "well, it depends." But does it really?
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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