Capitulation to the Zeitgeist

Catholics can take some small, cold comfort from seeing that the Episcopalians are always a few steps ahead — formally and officially, too — of the most over-the-top Catholics. Episcoplian blogger Christopher Johnson sums things up quite neatly, yesterday:

.... To sum up, the Episcopal Church's approach to evangelism seems to run as follows: if you're an immigrant we'd really love to have you. And if you don't feel like becoming an American, it's no skin off our backs. We think this country blows too. So we'll write services, hymns and anything else you want in your own language. But if you're white, we think you suck so why don't you try that Southern Baptist church over there. It's filled with racists just like you.

Of course, lots and lots of Catholic clergy and religious look longingly at the ECUSA and the direction it has been taking. The honest among them jump ship; the others stay aboard and try their best to mess with the rudder when they think nobody's looking.

P.S. I thought I should make it explicit that the reference to "lots and lots of Catholic clergy and religious" by no means excludes bishops.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Wed. 06/18/03 03:55:58 PM
Categorized as Religious.