medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Many thanks for the responses to my question---both on- and offlist.
I think John Wickstrom's post came especially close to the heart of
my puzzlement:
"When my reasonably tolerant Lutheran wife attends mass, she always
chokes when the
congregation rises for the "orate fratres" (Pray, brethren, that our
sacrifice may be acceptable to God the almighty Father...)"
In other words, the point that the Anglican communion and the
Lutherans both believe in the Real Presence, but still find the RC
mass offensive. Where DID this idea of the mass "as a propitiatory
sacrifice for sin" come from? When did it appear in western
Christianity? Is it present in eastern Christianity?
Phyllis
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