A lot going on right now, and maybe I'll write about it one of these days, but in the meantime, thanks to Chris (who reads Episcopal Life so we don't have to) for pointing out these comments from one
What kind of fear is driving those who oppose this man (Kevin Thew Genpo Forrester)? His alternative
baptism is desperately needed. My own children will not baptize their
children because of the outdated language, concepts, and theology of
the baptismal service. I can hardly stand to hear it myself anymore. I
believe that 30 years from now, Episcopalians -- if any are left --
will wonder why their parents were so pathetically naive and backward.
Presumably she's talking about the 1979 Baptismal, er, Covenant. Wow. If that's outdated, just imagine her dealing with something really old:
Wash him and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost; that he, being delivered from your wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's Church; and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally he may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with you world without end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(1662 Baptism, gently modernized)
(1662 Baptism, gently modernized)
Wow, huh. "Steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity." Now that's a Baptismal service. Take a look at the whole service - an eye opener, it is.
Yes, were he alive today I'm sure that great priest of God, that wonderful poet and prose writer George Herbert, would have found the selection of Genpo as a good and a right and a joyful thing. LOL
I think the language from 1662 is striking.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke | June 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM