Well, you got a hardy laugh out of me. I think the problem is that I haven't been drinking anything. lol. Need to attend an Episcopal function--where wine is always plentiful. lol.
You and Fr. Jonathan, The Conciliar Anglican share that conclusion, as do I. Fr. Jonathan said, "Remember, the Articles are surgical and precise, differentiating Anglicanism from other churches, not making comprehensive statements. Article XXII is not meant to be the Church of England’s definitive statement on saints but merely to distance Anglicanism from the Roman Church’s teaching on purgatory and other doctrines which flow from that. . . . . . .Anglicanism’s great concern over the invocation of the saints is not the idea that we can ask the saints to join us in our prayers, but that we somehow need the saints to intercede for us or else we will have an insufficient amount of grace for our salvation. It is this error in regards to grace that leads to the folk practice of worshiping saints as some kind of demi-gods. The issue is not the saints themselves. The issue is grace." Article XXII is about Purgatory, not the Communion of the Saints. Anyway, guess this thread has run its course, at least for me anyway. So, I'm signing off. . . . Peace and blessings, Anna
You must be answering another person's question, since your answer has nothing to do with the question I asked.
I was referencing an earlier point made by you. I link to Fr. Jonathon's blog because he is a friend and I generally think he points people in the right direction.