The press will be everlastingly telephoning you for comments on a vast range of subjects which have nothing to do with intercommunion or sectarianism. |
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So what are we to make of this apparent act of intercommunion? |
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I like to be honest and to face the differences honestly, but I do not think that the whole question of intercommunion is being sufficiently clearly dealt with at the moment. |
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Cardinal Desmond Connell was way out of step with ecumenical thought when he criticised the concept of intercommunion. |
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Calvinism, the practice of intercommunion, and the proper procedures for baptism, just to name a few. |
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Contacts with other denominations led to the 1931 Bonn Agreement, which established intercommunion between Anglican and Old-Catholic churches. |
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The Anglican Communion distinguishes between full communion and intercommunion. |
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Such issues included: the nature of grace, the understanding of the sacraments, baptism, eucharist, ministry, the nature of the Church, and issues of intercommunion. |
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A 2005 renewal of the agreement also established intercommunion with the Anglican Communion's Church of Nigeria. |
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While a certain anguish is frequently felt as a result of the lack of intercommunion, good ecumenical relations are furthered when the eucharistic disciplines of our churches are both understood and respected. |
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Isn't it possible that some of these ceremonies are more feel-good exercises than intercommunion between the people and God? |
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