From Arizona-
March 6, 2020
Dear
People of God in the Diocese of Arizona,
Some of my episcopal colleagues have
written letters to their dioceses suspending the reception of the cup
from clergy and laity. They write in good faith, to those in their own
dioceses, and I respect and honor them and their decisions.
My understanding of both the rubrics and
doctrine of the Episcopal Church (specifically page 365 of the Book of
Common Prayer and Article XXX of the Articles of Religion) prohibit me
from taking such a step. The practice of withholding the cup from the
laity was a crucial issue in the Reformation, and it is not exaggerating
to say that many people died for us to have the privilege of sharing in
both Christ's body and Christ's blood at the Eucharist.
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