Talk:Ordinance (canon law)

Dubious

"Ordinance" in Catholic sacramental theology

I've never heard of this usage. And I'm pretty familiar with Catholic sacramental theology. I could be wrong. But I hereby challenge the inclusion of Catholicism in using this term to describe the Sacraments or their institution by Christ. I think that this term, or at least the way it is described in this article, does not accurately reflect Catholic sacramental theology or the usages of the Catholic Church. Canon Law Junkie §§§ Talk 05:27, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

An ecclesiastical ordinance may also be used to describe the commandment of Jesus Christ, when he created the sacrament of the eucharist, as well as the sacrament of baptism. Such an ordinance is generally accepted as a sacrament by both Catholics and mainstream Protestants.

In fact, I feel so strongly about the dubiousness of this term that I have gone ahead and removed this from the article (just the "Catholic" part; I am not familiar with "mainline Protestant" sacramental theology or usages). I have reproduced the whole section above in the section's original phrasing for historical purposes. If anybody can actually find a reliable source to back it's claims up regarding Catholic sacramental theological usage of "ordinance", please feel free to restore it to the article body. Canon Law Junkie §§§ Talk 05:35, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

My objection is moot at this point. I have moved this page to make it just about canon law, since I discovered that there is already an "Ordinance (Christianity)" page that deals with the term in Protestant religious ritual. If somebody wishes to restore the above, they should do so on the page Ordinance (Christianity) with a link to this page (for copyright/edit history reasons). Canon Law Junkie §§§ Talk 18:28, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

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