A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
Well posted, father. No children, no future.
ReplyDeleteGuess who are having a lot of children? Our non-alcohol drinking friends.
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DeleteWell, that could be on of them. They abstain from meat also, if I'm not mistaken
ReplyDeleteNow that I think about it, the Finnish Apostolic Lutherans are both anti-alcohol and anti-birth control. Also, women are forbidden to wear pants and cut their hair(doubtless, some traditional Orthodox would support these two items).
ReplyDelete@James - he could also be referring to the conservative Mennonites. Huge families, anti-alcohol.
ReplyDelete@Boris - Traditional Orthodox, as in canonical or non-canonical? Are you speaking of Old Believers?
ReplyDeleteHas nobody noticed that the kid with 'My Mom', who is apparently a boy, grew up to be the "Me' who is pretty clearly female?
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DeleteThe future belongs to those who show up. It will be more religious.
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