Monday, February 7, 2011

A New Commination Service - Or Just Wishful Thinking

I am a Catholic, and have been for over 21 years, but as a former member of the Church of England, put this forward as an adjunct to part of the Anglican  Patrimony which, brought up to date, should not, perhaps be lost. I refer to the Commination Service (Book of Common Prayer) on which I blogged earlier.

Abhorrent be he who:

1. Attempts to use his Creator or his religion as a means of his own advancement, self-satisfaction, or vanity


2. Perverts or denies the Gospel in order to further his own advancement, self-satisfaction, or vanity

3. As a Bishop, Priest, Deacon, or Teacher, Parent, or other, knowingly and wilfully endangers the Faith of the weak, impressionable, or ignorant, or confuses them


4. Corrupts the innocence of another by example or persuasion


5. Wilfully directly aborts the child in its mother's womb 


6. Denies the human status of another


7. Fails to defend those he knows to be innocent and weak or helpless


8. Knowingly and wilfully impoverishes the weak and the poor


9. Mocks, sneers at, or belittles the humble Faithful


10. Denies to others the freedom to speak the Truth, on the grounds that it is offensive.


11 - ? - your suggestions, please















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