The exclusive theory of Apostolic succession, the Bishop went on
to say, was built on a misunderstanding of the words and doctrine of Christ and of the history of the Early Church. " The researches of dispassionate, truth-seeking, historical scholars have shattered the intellectual foundations of the High Church sacerdotalist party in our Communion, and their influence over thoughtful people has become precarious and is on the wane." Will any of those who denounce the action of the Bishop venture to say that they could obtain his condemnation in any court, ecclesiastical or civil ? But how can a man be said to have broken the law if he has done nothing for which he can be made answerable in the courts P—for no one will venture to say that the adminis- tration of the Communion to persons who have not had Episcopal confirmation is malum in se.
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