Second verse, same as the first . . .

Taking the lead from their presiding bishop, the remaining living parishioners of Grace Episcopal Church of Newark, N.J., have reached out to their too-sexy-for-the-pope Catholic neighbors.

Some Roman Catholics whose spiritual lives are grounded in the Mass and in the sacraments are, nevertheless, unable to concur with the Vatican’s position on issues such as the role of women in the church, contra- ception, remarriage of divorced person, homosexual relation- ships, or abortion. They have become increasingly disaffected as the hierarchy’s response to dissent has grown more strident and authoritarian.

If you are among them, you may find a comforta- ble spiritual home at Grace Church in Newark.

(snip . . . like in a vasectomy)

At Grace Church you will find:

* Traditional Catholic worship, offered with care and reverence

* Worthy liturgical music, including Gregorian Chant

* A respectful approach to Scripture and Tradition, without fundamentalism or authoritarianism

* A diverse congregation that embraces divorced persons, gay men, and lesbians as fully as it embraces all others.

The Episcopal Church is not a Protestant denomination. As John Macquarrie, sometime Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford, wrote, "Anglicanism has never considered itself to be a sect or denomination originating in the sixteenth century. It continues without a break the Ecclesia Anglicana founded by St. Augustine [of Centerbury] thirteen centuries and more ago…" The Episcopal Church is Catholic in polity. It has maintained the threefold ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons. It faithfully ministers all the sacraments of the Catholic Church. Its liturgy affirms the sacrificial character of the Eucharist and the real, objective presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Nevertheless, its members differ widely in their theological positions. Since the sixteenth century many Anglicans—at times the majority—have embraced Protestant ideas; but other have always remained faithful to Anglicanism’s Catholic heritage, and the Anglican Communion has never departed from it in any essential. Grace Church, since its founding in 1837, has stood squarely with those who emphasize and treasure the Catholic heritage of Anglicanism.

On Sunday, December 17, after the 10 a.m. Mass, we shall hold a special forum for inquirers who wish to learn more about Anglican Catholicism. We are eager to welcome you at any time; but we especially invite you to join us then.

IN OTHER WORDS, "We don't believe in that crap, either, but the incense smells pretty and the bells sound nice. Coffee and doughnuts, anyone?"

It's all about thinking with one's little head, as opposed to the big one, isn't it?

You know, sometimes it's really difficult to endure as a Catholic when so many in the Church don't act like it has much to do with . . . well, anything. But my heart really goes out to those Episcopalians who try to be faithful to Christ when their denomination has taken the appearance of not giving a s#!+ and formalized it into actual doctrine.

We all need prayers here. And, being that St. Augustine said "Those who sing, pray twice," I feel a song in my heart.

EVERYBODY NOW . . .

I'm Henery the Eighth I am,
Henery the Eighth I am, I am,
I want to screw the floozy next door,
But damn Benedict don't want me to score,
So I will join th' Episcopalians,
They'll give me a rubber or a little pill,
I don't believe in all that Papist doo,
And th' Episcopalians don't believe it, too

Second verse, same as the first . . . .


(Hat tip: Midwest Conservative Journal and Amy Welborn)