Communion cups kerfuffle: legal eagles enter the fray

Aug 17, 2020 by

by Barry Duke, Patheos: WHEN a group of top UK lawyers are asked for their opinion on – of all things – communion cups, you can only shake your head in disbelief. This tale has its beginning in March when the Archbishops of Canterbury and...

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House of Bishops asked to withdraw ban on individual cups at Communion

Aug 13, 2020 by

By Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: A member of General Synod who asked the Bishops to reconsider the prohibition on individual cups, and was rebuffed by the reiteration of the view that it is “contrary to law”, has presented a detailed...

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Receiving Communion in individual cups: round two

Jul 28, 2020 by

by Andrew Athersone, Psephizo: As the Church of England undertakes its “Covid Recovery” planning, the question of individual cups at Holy Communion continues to gather pace. As is widely known, the House of Bishops have taken refuge...

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Can we receive both bread and wine during the pandemic?

Jul 13, 2020 by

by Andrew Goddard, Psephizo: The inability to share a common cup due to Covid-19 has resulted in the withdrawal of wine at Holy Communion and the claim that administration of wine in individual cups is contrary to law in the Church of...

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Communion Ban Breaches Human Rights

Jul 9, 2020 by

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: A High Court judge has ruled that prohibiting a Roman Catholic from attending church to receive the sacraments may have infringed the European Convention on Human Rights. Justice Lewis delivered his...

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Communion: Where should we look?

Jul 1, 2020 by

by Marc Lloyd, Church Society: As new guidance allows for the possibility of communion in some form, Marc Lloyd continues his series of blog posts on the subject. Some people have been looking at Communion services online. As part of our...

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