Friday, March 03, 2006

The Church of England and the Seventh Council

http://anglicanhistory.org/cbmoss/seventh.pdf

Does the Church of England and the historic Anglican Communion reject the dogmatic decrees of the Seventh Ecumencial Council of Nicea II regarding the use of sacred images in Christian worship?

In this matter are Anglicans really orthodox?
I recommend Dr C.B. Moss' classic work on the subject linked above.

'[We bear witness to] the received Tradition of the Church and its teachings as set forth by "the ancient catholic bishops and doctors," and especially as defined by the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the undivided Church, to the exclusion of all errors, ancient and modern.'

The Affirmation of Saint Louis, not an entirely bad document I should say, clarifies this point for Anglo-Catholics...

2 comments:

J. Gordon Anderson said...

Interesting. As an artist, I would love to hear why you feel that way.

Cheers,
SJA

Anonymous said...

Very good piece by C.B. Moss--thank you for making it available.

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