[Magdalen] Christ the King Anglican

[Allan Carr]

If my church, the Episcopal Church, does not consider certain ordinations
as valid, how does it become incumbent on me to consider them valid? In the
same way, Roman Catholics have no obligation to accept Episcopal
ordinations as valid.
Clearly, there is no universal rule on the validity of ordinations or their
indelibility.
We can, of course, decide that we are universalists or nice guys when it
comes to ordinations, but there 's no requirement to do so.


On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 2/18/2015 8:28:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
>
> Allen,
> It's been my understanding that if someone renounces  their orders, they're
> no longer considered ordained. Is that not the case? I  realize that's
> different from being enjoined by a bishop from functioning as a  priest;
> in that
> case, you're still a priest.>>>
>
> I thought we discussed this here recently (?)
>
> In any case ordination to any of the three Orders is considered
> indelible,.
> at least in the Western Tradition.  The East may have other  ideas.  I
> think
> the same holds true as for Baptism.  One cannot be un-baptized.   So
> renouncing the Order doesn't cancel ordination.
>
> Of course functioning can be inhibited.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>
>

-- 
Allan Carr