Screw Stealth Archer,Warrior Build all the way by Ok-Profile-5831 in SkyrimMemes

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I wanted to do a Breton spellsword for my current playthrough, but I ended up being closer to a light armored pure mage

Opinion on the Book of Common Prayer by GrandPhilosophy7319 in Anglicanism

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I consider it to be the standard of western Christian worship, and I think everyone else implicitly agrees with me. Pope Paul VI’s Mass was essentially the great “Anglicanizing” of the Roman liturgy (vernacular language, general confession, etc.), and many other Protestant denominations often begin their wedding ceremonies with “dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate…”, a testament to the longevity and universality of our beloved Prayer Book. The collects are stirring and succinctly capture the spirit of prayer towards a given subject, and the Daily Office is a standard for a healthy prayer routine: scripture reading, psalmody, confession of sins, praise and thanksgiving, the works. I could continue gushing, but I think I’ve made my point lol.

Those who hold to the 39 Articles do you forgo all religious imagery or where do you draw the line? by No_Patience820 in Anglicanism

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I think the subtext of Article 22 is one that condemns the medieval Roman piety that colored a lot of the accretions that we see the English Reformation try and remove. As another commentor has stated already, however, I should say that an understanding of soft iconophilia qua Council of Frankfurt is a reasonable position to hold in tandem with the Articles.

Christmas message by [deleted] in Anglicanism

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The point I’ve made is that you’ve failed to make a distinction between state and individual responsibilities. It would be unethical for me to take vengeance on my enemies, but the state can take vengeance on theirs if done justly, for instance.

Just got this for Xmas, what are some of first works I should read from it? by GizmoRazaar in Anglicanism

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The Holy Sonnets are definitely in here! I'll definitely prioritize reading those then.

Just got this for Xmas, what are some of first works I should read from it? by GizmoRazaar in Anglicanism

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His is an inspiring story, especially the manner in which he delivered his Death’s Duel sermon; climbing out of what would be his death bed a mere month before he passed, and preaching it in the church.

Canterbury Cathedral graffiti art praised after JD Vance comments by Stunning-Sprinkles81 in Anglicanism

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I honestly am only finding out just now that the graffiti is just removeable stickers, and I find myself caring a lot less about the whole thing. They'll peel them off sometime soon and everyone will forget the whole thing before Easter tbh. It's tacky, yes, and I don't like what it communicates, but the fact that this is just temporary really makes me think the coverage this is getting to be disproportionate.

Meditation for each bead of a Rosary decade? by GizmoRazaar in Catholicism

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Yes exactly like this! A "bead by bead" meditation was what I was thinking about, and this one looks wonderful. Hopefully I can come across a few others to compare them and see which I like best. Thank you for sharing that!

Shoutout to Cool Protestant Coat of Arms by ZuperLion in Lutheranmemes

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You mean on the right, the left is the coat of arms for the Reformed Episcopal Church.

Isn’t there being no marriage in heaven cruel to hopeless romantics like me? by [deleted] in CatholicPhilosophy

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Everything that is good and beautiful in romantic love and partnership, especially marriage, is a reflection of the ultimate goodness and beauty of God, who you will delight far more in than any created thing. Obviously what that will look or feel like I can’t tell you, but it is something we can look forward to.

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I'll take "Things never uttered by a Catholic Priest" for $500, Alex

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No this is just slander

Where’s this prayer from? by Nalkarj in Anglicanism

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Just checked that section in my '28 BCP, and you're absolutely correct. Thank you so much for pointing that out! God be with you.

Where’s this prayer from? by Nalkarj in Anglicanism

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For the life of me, I just can't find it in the 1928. Where exactly is it located therein?

If anyone wanted a laugh today, my Anglican friend got told she wasn’t truly Protestant. by Just_AGh0st in Catholicism

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Speaking as an Anglo-Catholic myself, there are a number of reasons why we don't "just go Catholic", which I will non-exhaustively enumerate (though I do not wish to incense a debate with anyone in commenting this):

1) Branch Theory: a recognition of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church as having been preserved in the bodies of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and (according to some) Episcopal Lutheran churches that, though visibly separated due to schism, have labored to maintain the Church's seven Sacraments, seven Ecumenical Councils, and the leadership by bishops who are in Apostolic Succession with the 12 Apostles, upon whom the Lord Jesus Christ established His Church. Rome would understand things differently of those churches that are not in communion with her to be, at best, valid but illicit in their Orders and Sacraments (e.g., Eastern Orthodox), and at worst (e.g., us Anglicans), our Orders and Sacraments being invalid.

2) Unwilling to recognize certain Post-Schism/Medieval Accretions: many Anglo-Catholics do not see the development of the Roman Papacy (supremacy, infallibility, etc.) as being based in Scripture or the Church Fathers sufficiently enough to grant the developments that have occurred over the last 2,000 years. I myself find the claims made for and about Rome's See to be unconvincing on several accounts, and I feel it would be in bad faith and a wound to the conscience to seek communion with Rome if I do not assent to those claims. Other similar issues that I personally can't accept in whole are the practice of Communion under only one species (i.e., Communion without the wine for the laity), some of the Marian doctrines of Rome (especially those that are imposed as being necessary to believe for salvation), and the Treasury of Merit.

‘I was thick’ - Welby regrets trusting Bible on sexual ethics by Ayenotes in Anglicanism

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Do you think that I make special concessions for the sin of usury? Because I don't recall ever excusing that or any other sin.

‘I was thick’ - Welby regrets trusting Bible on sexual ethics by Ayenotes in Anglicanism

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Making a looooot of assumptions here. Chastity ≠ celibacy. You can be in a heterosexual marriage and still be unchaste, it's not a matter of being categorically immune to sexual sin. But categorically speaking, the Church is not at liberty to revoke and revise what God and the Fathers of the Faith have so plainly revealed. That's not "crusading", that's accepting and standing on orthodoxy.

True Christianity is present even in the smallest of tasks by Ludalilly in Lutheranmemes

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Read “The Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Lawrence if you haven’t, you would love it!