Don't write Canadian church off as erring child.Dear editor, I deplore de·plore tr.v. de·plored, de·plor·ing, de·plores 1. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" the Anglican Consultative Council's preoccupation with the differences within the church rather than concentration on the faith that unites us (Anglican council censures Canada, U.S.; September Journal). If we accept the doctrine of original sin original sin, in Christian theology, the sin of Adam, by which all humankind fell from divine grace. Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine, which states that the essentially graceless nature of humanity requires redemption , are there degrees of sin if we are all made in God's image? We know that each of us is unique. Some are born short-sighted, some are born epileptic epileptic /ep·i·lep·tic/ (ep?i-lep´tik) 1. pertaining to or affected with epilepsy. 2. a person affected with epilepsy. ep·i·lep·tic n. One who has epilepsy. , some are born left-handed, some are born homosexual. Do any of these individual traits make us less or more sinful? Jesus did not condemn society's misfits, but brought the good news of redemption to all. One can only hope that the Anglican Consultative Council The Anglican Consultative Council or ACC is one of the four "Instruments of Communion" of the Anglican Communion. It was created by a resolution of the 1968 Lambeth Conference. will see fit to follow his teaching and reaffirm that the Anglican Church of Canada is part of the whole united family of all Anglicans instead of writing us off as an erring child. Mark Levesley Dorval, Que. |
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