“The new English translation of the Roman Catholic Order of Mass, mandated by the Vatican to be inaugurated this Advent, wounds not only many of my Catholic friends but also me.” – Gail Ramshaw
Archive for category Ecumenism
Yesterday’s Language
Aug 27
Looking at the new Ordinal of the Anglican Church in North America, imagine my surprise. . .
With all due respect to my Protestant and Orthodox fellow Christians, from whom my church certainly could learn very much, I admit to being rather proud of the Vatican II-reformed Catholic rite of Mass as I celebrated it with other Christians from other traditions.
Soon enough, English-speaking Roman Catholics will discover the (very) mixed blessing of their new translation. The rest of us stand to lose not only the experience of sharing with them common texts, but also the ongoing outgrowth of musical fruits engendered by those texts.
The US Catholic bishops voted 204-11 last fall to approve the agreement. The Presbyterian Church-USA has also ratified the agreement. The Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church are scheduled to consider the agreement at their respective national gatherings this summer. Delegates to the UCC’s 28th General Synod in Tampa will deliberate and potentially approve the Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism.
by Jack Rakosky
The transition is being made with the support of Bishop John Bryson Chane of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Catholic archbishop of Washington.
There seems to be at present a negative spirit toward any ecumenical venture, gesture or talk coming from a certain quarters…
This looks like a very unfortunate misunderstanding.
Who has more brains?
May 25
Mainline Protestants seem to have larger brains than born-again Christians, Roman Catholics, and the religiously unaffiliated.