The Episcopal Church: Lessons from Cardinal Bernardin
The Episcopal Church: Lessons from Cardinal Bernardin
By Ladson F. Mills III
Special to Virtueonline
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January 4, 2013
The great strength of the Christian Gospel is derived from the authority of its message rather than the exerting of power and control over others. As a young clergyman I was warned to avoid reliance on the canons except in the rarest of circumstances. The canons were created to establish healthy boundaries, but an over reliance would create power struggles and inevitably lead to disaster. In today's Episcopal Church the canons have replaced Holy Scripture as the written document most studied.
It was been said that liberals can understand everything but people who cannot understand them. Sadly and regrettably this observation is accurate about the liberals now in charge of The Episcopal Church.
Even in this self-destructive state inconvenient facts are ignored in order to grasp at superficial legalities and canonical subtleties. It is beyond rationality to concern ourselves over such trivialities in light of our current situation. We were supposed to be embarking on a campaign to double the churches size by 2020. Today the more appropriate concern is how many parishes and dioceses will be viable by then. There has been a concerted effort to attract younger people into the priesthood. A recent study reveals the average age of our clergy to be 58 while the average age at ordination is 44.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Ladson F. Mills III
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
January 4, 2013
The great strength of the Christian Gospel is derived from the authority of its message rather than the exerting of power and control over others. As a young clergyman I was warned to avoid reliance on the canons except in the rarest of circumstances. The canons were created to establish healthy boundaries, but an over reliance would create power struggles and inevitably lead to disaster. In today's Episcopal Church the canons have replaced Holy Scripture as the written document most studied.It was been said that liberals can understand everything but people who cannot understand them. Sadly and regrettably this observation is accurate about the liberals now in charge of The Episcopal Church.
Even in this self-destructive state inconvenient facts are ignored in order to grasp at superficial legalities and canonical subtleties. It is beyond rationality to concern ourselves over such trivialities in light of our current situation. We were supposed to be embarking on a campaign to double the churches size by 2020. Today the more appropriate concern is how many parishes and dioceses will be viable by then. There has been a concerted effort to attract younger people into the priesthood. A recent study reveals the average age of our clergy to be 58 while the average age at ordination is 44.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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