Fish and Bread
16th June 2005, 03:13 PM
Episcopal-Lutheran Agreement Going Strong (http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=1071)
06/16/2005
Despite some initial concerns after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) unilaterally inserted an exception for conscience into the Called to Common Mission agreement, the Presiding Bishop’s deputy for ecumenical and interfaith relations said recently that he is pleased with the way things are progressing.
“There are a lot of good partnerships developing around the country,” the Rt. Rev. C. Christopher Epting told The Living Church. “Lutheran and Episcopal congregations are sharing worship space and in some cases priests. In Mississippi, the Lutherans and Episcopalians merged their social service agencies last year.”
Five years after the agreement on full communion was implemented by the two churches, less than 1 percent of all Lutheran ordinations to the priesthood have been done irregularly, and pastors who have been ordained by other Lutheran pastors are not transferable to the Episcopal Church, Bishop Epting said. Furthermore, all of the ELCA bishops ordained since the CCM agreement have received the laying on of hands by at least three other bishops. They now constitute more than half the ELCA House of Bishops, according to Bishop Epting, who said he meets twice a year with his ELCA counterpart to review new developments.
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My question is: Does "Furthermore, all of the ELCA bishops ordained since the CCM agreement have received the laying on of hands by at least three other bishops. They now constitute more than half the ELCA House of Bishops, according to Bishop Epting, who said he meets twice a year with his ELCA counterpart to review new developments." mean that Anglican bishops participated in those consecrations and that more than half of the ECLA House of Bishops now has the historic epsicopate? It seems notable that they didn't state whether or not the terms of CCM were adhered to in those consecrations beyond the one specification of the number of bishops required.
John
06/16/2005
Despite some initial concerns after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) unilaterally inserted an exception for conscience into the Called to Common Mission agreement, the Presiding Bishop’s deputy for ecumenical and interfaith relations said recently that he is pleased with the way things are progressing.
“There are a lot of good partnerships developing around the country,” the Rt. Rev. C. Christopher Epting told The Living Church. “Lutheran and Episcopal congregations are sharing worship space and in some cases priests. In Mississippi, the Lutherans and Episcopalians merged their social service agencies last year.”
Five years after the agreement on full communion was implemented by the two churches, less than 1 percent of all Lutheran ordinations to the priesthood have been done irregularly, and pastors who have been ordained by other Lutheran pastors are not transferable to the Episcopal Church, Bishop Epting said. Furthermore, all of the ELCA bishops ordained since the CCM agreement have received the laying on of hands by at least three other bishops. They now constitute more than half the ELCA House of Bishops, according to Bishop Epting, who said he meets twice a year with his ELCA counterpart to review new developments.
END ARTICLE
My question is: Does "Furthermore, all of the ELCA bishops ordained since the CCM agreement have received the laying on of hands by at least three other bishops. They now constitute more than half the ELCA House of Bishops, according to Bishop Epting, who said he meets twice a year with his ELCA counterpart to review new developments." mean that Anglican bishops participated in those consecrations and that more than half of the ECLA House of Bishops now has the historic epsicopate? It seems notable that they didn't state whether or not the terms of CCM were adhered to in those consecrations beyond the one specification of the number of bishops required.
John