tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703933675593092725.post2615824363005072668..comments2023-05-22T08:55:16.160-04:00Comments on subversive orthodoxy: On flying bishopsGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00324636915206892169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703933675593092725.post-39193680837176361442008-10-06T08:39:00.000-04:002008-10-06T08:39:00.000-04:00tay moss,Before you start bandying accusations of ...tay moss,<BR/><BR/>Before you start bandying accusations of Donatism, surely you should mark the difference between that heresy's denial of reconciliation to penitents and the rightful, Christian response to an ongoing state of sin? There would be 'shades of Donatism' if those opposed to the ordination of women refused communion to Bishops who had carried out such 'ordinations' in the past but had then recognised and repented of their sin. However, that is certainly not the case at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703933675593092725.post-58027511670264312292008-10-03T12:03:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:03:00.000-04:00Well, there will be women Bishops in England soon,...Well, there will be women Bishops in England soon, at least in theory.Patrick Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216168345404819458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703933675593092725.post-89638485022121073212008-10-01T14:31:00.000-04:002008-10-01T14:31:00.000-04:00How can we so imagine a God so small that he becom...How can we so imagine a God so small that he becomes a petty bean counter? Would God really deny himself to anyone who calls for aid? Would he really absent himself from the eucharist because of our flaws?<BR/><BR/>Isn't that what the Eucharist is meant to heal?Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370942286654104818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703933675593092725.post-15032571998150920002008-10-01T10:01:00.000-04:002008-10-01T10:01:00.000-04:00Some people like to make their lives more complica...Some people like to make their lives more complicated than necessary. Shades of Donatism. Me, I prefer to believe that God's grace and power make up for our mistakes in administering it. -tTay Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629828686612214014noreply@blogger.com