by Mr. (Revd') Adam Young
The ACNA Catechism: Part Two
The ACNA Catechism: Part Two
In my previous post I looked at the new ACNA Catechism which has been released for commenting upon before a final version is reached. I considered the fact that in many ways it is a truly great Christian resource ,yet in two significant areas is not 'Anglican.' These are that it takes an Arminian view of election which is clearly contra the Articles, and it calls things other than the Lord's Supper and Baptism 'Sacraments.'
"As Anglicans we believe that there are only two Sacraments, whilst other things may often called such they are not and it is unhelpful and confusing to call them Sacraments."
When writing that post I uummd and aaahd over whether or not to include a section on the Homilies - after all I had previously pointed out that they give the most authoritative account of the theology and interpretation of the 39 Articles and BCP etc. In the end, for the sake of brevity (at the best of times I am not well known in either writing or preaching to understand the concept of brevity!), I decided not to include reflection on the Homilies. Having spoken to some people though I do feel comment needs to be made for, whilst I think they completely support what I said, they are in themselves a very important resource on the matter. The Homily in question is the "Homily That Common Prayer and Sacraments ought to be ministered in a known tongue" from the Second Book of Homilies. There is one section which deals with meaning and number of Sacraments. For the sake of simplicity, I will copy out this section below.
For the rest, see:
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