Did Queen Elizabeth I when introducing the Common book of Prayer into the Church of England, do away with the Sacrifice of the Mass and eradicate at the same time the belief in the Transubstantiation? Was she also responsible for introducing marriage to C of E Priests?
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Did Queen Elizabeth I when introducing the Common book of Prayer into the Church of England, do away with the Sacrifice of the Mass and eradicate at the same time the belief in the Transubstantiation? Was she also responsible for introducing marriage to C of E Priests?
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Hello Carrmelinna:
Welcome. There are some folks that can answer this better than I can but here's something:
The first book of common prayer was introduced in 1649 written by Archbishop Cranmer two years after Henry VIII's death and during the reign of the sickly boy-king, Edward VI. Further revisions were stopped after Edwatd's death and during Queen Mary's reign when she reinstated Catholicism
Final revision came in 1662 four years after Elizabeth I came to power.
Transubstatiation: It is my understanding that Henry believed in this even till his death. He and Archbishop Cranmer were happy to hang every Lutheran who believed otherwise. It was after Henry died that Cranmer did a 180 degree turn and embraced consubstantiation. Article XXV111 of the 39 Articles in every BCP spells this out.
Marriage of Priests: Cranmer was married (secretly)to the niece of a Lutheran Theologian. The story is that he did this when it was still not accepted for priests to be married. I am not sure when it was made official that the celibate discipline was lifted, but I suspect it was well established when Edward VI was king.
God's Blessings,
____________________ James
"Abide in me, and I in you..." John 15:4
"He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him." John 6:56
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