Baptism under review at General Convention: Anglican Ink, July 6, 2012. July 6, 2012
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The Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera of Eastern Oregon
The circle of believers is expanding by the power of the Holy Spirit, the provisional Bishop of Eastern Oregon told member of the 77th General Convention’s Commission on Evangelism, and must not be hindered by man-made rules that forbid welcoming the non-baptized to receive Holy Communion.
On 6 July 2012 members of the commission chaired by Bishop Duncan Gray of Mississippi heard sharply conflicting testimony from supporters and opponents of resolution C04 “Open Table” proposed by the Diocese of Eastern Oregon. The resolution asks the General Convention to interpret the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer “to invite all, regardless of age, denomination, or baptism to the altar for Holy Communion.”
The resolution also asks Convention to delete Canon 1.17.7 which reads: “No unbaptized person shall be eligible to receive Holy Communion in this Church.”
Read it all in Anglican Ink.
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Baptism is sacrament specifically instituted by Christ Himself; he exactly taught its’ proper formula of being done in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To allow the unbaptized to receive Holy Communion, in my opinion, broaches on the one unforgivable sin. The straight path of orthodoxy in the TEC is at a minimum bent, backwards, upside-down and inside out.
While they’re at it, why don’t they just abolish all Holy Orders, allow anyone anywhere to administer the Sacraments to whomever they want. Not to mention removing the Bible from the list of sacred books?
The Bishop, Clergy and Laity of Oregon Diocese are setting another heretic and dangerous pace in Christian faith. Christ Himself ordered the sacraments of baptism and holy communion. The church for two thousand years has not recognized unbaptized Christians. Permissive tendences introduced into Christianity from America is fast making that continent a burden to the faith. First, women ordination, second ordination of gay clergymen, third admission of non-Christian for communion (even Moslems, Buddihsts, among other), what next?
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