[Magdalen] Fwd: Are we down?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Well, there's this idea that, despite the general aversion to consuming
blood at all, to say nothing of cannabalism, someone seems to have started
this idea of communion in the form of eating flesh and drinking blood --
which would have been just totally out of bounds to any person of the
Jewish faith.  I think in that context any questions of candles and altar
placement is on a par with rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
>  From: Cantor03 at aol.com
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.orgreformed
> Sent:  2/1/2015 11:10:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
> Subj: Re: [Magdalen] Are we  down?
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2015 10:59:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
>
> He just got some candles and tried
> to use them on the altar, and Fr.  Cummins (or his shade)>>>>>
>
> The Reformed Episcopal Church, which has roots in the +Cummins
> Affair, still doesn't use candles and crosses at the altar, and the
> celebration of Holy Communion is at the "north" end of the altar.
> Vestments are limited to black cassocks.  At least that's the way  it
> is for the two REC congregations in this region.
>
> But you haven't really matured liturgically until you've witnessed
> a literal hair-pulling episode between RC priests of the Ordinary  Form
> and those of the Extraordinary (Latin) Form.
>
> Picture the Latin Form priests moving the free-standing altar
> to the side in order for them to best utilize the old high altar in a
> church,
> and the Ordinary Form priests standing firmly in their way, and all
> accompanied by much animated shouting.  This sets the stage.
>
>
> David Strang.
>
>