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Church of England reportedly set to consider ?baptism? for animalsThe Church of England is allegedly poised to consider the baptism of animals for the first time. The ruling General Synod, which is reportedly next scheduled to meet in July, will allegedly consider animal baptism in its meeting.
The Church of England is allegedly poised to consider the baptism of animals for the first time.
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The ruling General Synod, which is reportedly next scheduled to meet in July, will allegedly consider an advisory report compiled by a panel of bishops and others entitled All of God?s Creation.
According to a report by Christian Today, Synod members will be asked to consider the implications of introducing a liturgy for pets ?in the light of an emerging consensus about the value of the environment and an increasing consciousness of animal sentience and awareness.?
Rt Revd James Graham, the current Bishop of Norwich and Abbot of St Benet's Abbey, allegedly said: ?The kingdom of God is about renewing all of creation, including the created order. It would be possible, therefore, to envisage a situation where dogs and cats and other pets could be ceremonially sprinkled with water to symbolise their full inclusion in the renewal of all things."
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Asked whether this could be described as ?animal baptism?, the Bishop said: ?In a manner of speaking, it might be seen that way by some.?
He added: ?In the past, we have seen humankind as in some way distinctive, special and set apart. Now science advises us that many characteristics we once believed to be limited to men and women are shared with other species, including kindness and empathy. The Christian God is surely one who will welcome any created being with these characteristics fully into his kingdom.
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?After all, look at what I have in common with monkeys and chimpanzees ? we?re all primates,? the bishop allegedly joked.
When asked how animals would be able to make baptismal vows, Bishop James said: ?It?s amazing what animals can do. I?ve trained my dog to play Widor?s Toccata at weddings, and if you weren?t looking, you wouldn?t be able to tell the difference in quality from that of many regular human organists. It?s just a bit tricky cleaning between the pedals afterwards.?
Reacting to the development, Christian Today reports that a spokesperson for a liberal group said: ?How lovely! What a nice idea. Actually, between you and me, we?ve been doing this in our parish for years. We use milk for cats though, otherwise, they tend to scratch. And we had terrible trouble when someone?s pet spider escaped down the font overflow hole.?
However, the new move was reportedly attacked by some conservative Anglicans as being ?Anglicanism at its most wishy-washy?.
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The Synod is reportedly expected to ask for a further report, which Bishop James said would probably be published on April 1, 2019, a year to the day after today?s publication.
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It was gathered that the former criminals had found Christ at an evangelical outreach programme organised by Omega Power Ministries in Rivers state.
According to TrezzyHelm, the ex-criminals were all baptized after they were converted at the event.
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