Those Nutty Episcopalians

Those Nutty Episcopalians October 21, 2004

The organ blasts have given way to rave music and a light show … the procession is led by the lesbian lover of the Anglican Bishopess who bears a statue of Buddha … the congregation sings Hare Krishna hymns as the Bishopess places the statue on the altar alongside Hindu offerings … the Bishopess turns to the crowd and says: “Goddess be with you!” That’s when one old guy turns to his old pal and says, “Frank, I’m telling you, one more thing like this and I’m outta here!”

The crazy thing is, I enjoyed variations of that joke when I was still an Episcopalian!

How did such a grand ol’ communion become such a nut farm?

My wife and I used to have T-shirts stating: “I’m One of Those Crazy Episcopalians.” The cartoon character, male, beneath the logo was a priest bearing a bag full of churchy stuff — Prayer Book, Chalice, Ciborium, etc. This was back in the mid-80’s.

What would be in the bag now? (A rhetorical question; please don’t answer! And, while I’m at it, get your mind out of the gutter!)

Now see. Isn’t this silly? How have we, they, come to this?

This?

[Thanks to Penitent Blogger for above links.]

Unfortunately, the current trend is not for disenfranchised Episcopalians to convert to Orthodoxy. That wave was ten years ago after England voted yes on Priestesses. Rather, nowadays, joining a “breakaway” group is seen as a valid alternative. This is understandable. Because when you think about it, the real Breakaway group is headquartered at 815 Second Avenue. They’ve broken from …

well,

Christianity.

As a friend of mine once said, “What constitutes proper health care changes entirely when the hospital’s on fire.”


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