Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cdalzell@kean.ucs.mun.ca Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Ordination in general Message-ID: Date: 25 Aug 90 01:04:50 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada Lines: 19 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [This responds to a discussion of ordination, specifically in the Anglican tradition. hwt@bwdlh490.bnr.ca originally said that he thinks ordination is not specifically mandated by Christ, though bishops are. I made some more general comments about what ordination means to Protestants. --clh] If you want to talk about ordination in general you have to talk about the Eucharist. (other sacraments too, but among rc's, the laity can baptize, and deacons can marry and preach). I recommend the ARCIC report. This document was the result of discussions between RC and Anglican theologians about whether they could find substantial agreement on three issues that divided them: eucharist, holy orders and the primacy of Rome. They found that what they understood by the eucharist was intimately connected with the notion of priesthood. The idea of a bishop is connected with the teaching office of the church. Anyway, the ARCIC report stated the issues very clearly, I thought. C.J.D.