medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Scott Carson wrote:
> On 17 Feb 2007, at 10:27, John Briggs wrote:
>
>> 1) Yes, consecration of a bishop is a sacrament.
>
> Consecration to the episcopacy is not, in itself, a Sacrament. Holy
> Orders is the Sacrament, episcopacy is a gradus within Holy Orders.
> The term "consecration" is perhaps misleading in this instance. While
> it is true that the Sacraments have been counted in different ways in
> different times, there is no evidence that the episcopacy was ever
> counted as a Sacrament distinct from some other putative sacrament
> of, say, presbytery or deaconry.
But consecration to the episcopacy is not, in itself, not a sacrament.
Saying "Yes, consecration of a bishop is a sacrament" is less misleading
than saying "No, consecration of a bishop is not a sacrament."
And what about the subdiaconate?
John Briggs
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