With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, heaven has gained another mere Christian, and we have lost a shining example of what the head of a Church should look like. A regular Sunday churchgoer, and friend of Billy Graham, she was "Defender of the Faith", but never struck down a Bishop's appointment as far as I know.
Maybe she should have for progressive bishops are present and increasingly influential in the Church of England (CofE).
What will Charles III do when presented with the name of a candidate? Who will he dub as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
As an Anglican in America, I don't have any skin in the game, but it would be nice to see someone with a spine as Defender of the Faith in England. We shall have to see what Charles III does in this role.
God warned us not to raise up a king,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.” But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” 1 Samuel 8:4-9
God save the King!
God save the CofE
God save us all!
Nobody else can.
Posts
The best headline I have seen, in Anglican circles, was, "Elizabeth II is dead. Elizabeth lives!" Rest in peace and rise in glory.
ReplyDeleteIt is fairly clear that as in the secular realm, the monarch has no actual authority over Church appointments. The hope that the monarch will intervene in the decline of the church is in vain.
Dear Pewster, I can't recall a Sunday without a new post here. I hope this means you are taking a wonderful vacation somewhere and will be back soon.
ReplyDeleteI was away spending the nights under the stars and using my telescope since we are finally having clear skies. No cell service or internet out there.
DeleteWonderful! A break from cell and internet service can be very restful.
DeleteI was about to write the same type of post as Katherine at 8:00 p.m. Good to read that Ugp is taking a nice break.
ReplyDelete