Miracle.Dear editor, A few years ago our women priests List of women priests-In many denominations the ordination of women is a new phenomenon. This is true enough that those so ordained gain some attention. This list deals with that and will include female Bishops as well, but due to historical differences deaconesses will not be were not welcome in England. Now we may not be welcome at 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. . Discord and strife is nothing new to Christianity. Right at the beginning there were discussions about circumcision circumcision (sûr'kəmsĭzh`ən), operation to remove the foreskin covering the glans of the penis. It dates back to prehistoric times and was widespread throughout the Middle East as a religious rite before it was introduced among the and whether to eat pork. Then for centuries the fight about the definition of the nature of Christ went on. Later came the holy wars, inquisition Inquisition (ĭn'kwĭzĭsh`ən), tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church established for the investigation of heresy. The Medieval Inquisition In the early Middle Ages investigation of heresy was a duty of the bishops. , reformation and more bloodshed. Now we have many denominations, each with their own traditions and agendas. The miracle is that the message of Jesus survived, having an impact on the ethical thinking of a great part of the world. And we do call each other brothers and sisters in Christ. Lisbeth Mousseau Ottawa |
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