'Trivial' vestments. (Letters).Dear editor, The centre spread on vestments in (May 2003) reminded me of the title of a book that has stood on my shelves for half a century: Down Peacock's Feathers by D.R. Davies--a commentary on the General Confession the confession of sins made by a number of persons in common, as in public prayer. See also: Confession from the BCP BCP Best Current Practice(s) BCP Business Continuity Planning BCP Business Continuity Plan BCP Book of Common Prayer BCP Banco Comercial Português BCP Bureau of Consumer Protection (US Federal Trade Commission) . The title is a quote from The Book of Homilies A collection of authorized, printed sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in the reign of Elizabeth; - both books being certified to contain a "godly and wholesome doctrine." See also: Homily . The display of an outspread out·spread tr. & intr.v. out·spread, out·spread·ing, out·spreads To stretch or extend or to be stretched or extended. n. 1. The act of spreading out. 2. Something spread out; an expanse. chasuble in the middle of the montage brought to mind this apt comparison. In all the commentary on the artistic merits of these splendid creations, as well as in the editorial on page 4, there is no mention of their symbolic significance as eucharistic vestments. Is that merely secondary to their aesthetic value? Or are their theological implications too sensitive an issue to raise? My chief objection is the inappropriateness of devoting so much space and attention to a trivial matter like vestments, when there are far more urgent issues crying out for editorial comment in our national paper. Where is our Anglican voice on the war in Iraq and its outcome? And how about the negative perception left upon the Muslim world The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings. In a cultural sense it refers to the worldwide community of Muslims, adherents of Islam. This community numbers about 1.5-2 billion people, about one-fourth of the world. by another 'crusade' on the part of the Christian west against Islam? Surely, at such a critical time, readers of the Anglican Journal deserve better than a full colour fashion parade of ecclesiastical finery! Peter Gratton Toronto |
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