An Archbishop Blesses Oils, Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury, Maundy Thursday 2003

From: Anglican and Episcopal History | Date: December 1, 2003| Author: Hayes, Alan L | Copyright information

It is Holy Week of 2003, and the great controversy in the church press, synods, and parish halls of the Anglican world is the blessing of same-sex unions. The historian may see a parallel between this debate and the theological battles which Anglicans have waged for many centuries over the blessing of material objects. The archbishop of Canterbury this week is tripping deftly through the thicket of the former controversy. But as he prepares to preside over the annual blessing of oils on Maund...

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