This is from a letter describing a woman estranged from her children because she left the Eglise (it is written with a capital E throughout) and her husband. I thought this might be a reference to the communion wafer, but I see references to "le temple", in which case the Eglise is Protestant (I thought such rites weren't practiced outside of Catholicism).
Carmen Schultz: 6:12am Oct 4, 2005: I think it needs to be pointed out that in certain Romance languages Catholics may indeed call church as equivalent to temple(e.g., Spanish el Templo).I have heard some Catholic Francophones (Cameroon, etc,) referring to it as "le temple" - Carmen Schultz: 6:28am Oct 4, 2005: (cont'd) Thus, it cannot be ascertained by the word "le temple" that it is Protestant exclusively. - Josephine79: 6:47am Oct 4, 2005: Carmen: I'd say the combination of "temple" and "Sainte Cène" make it pretty clear that this is a Protestant context. I have never heard a Catholic (and my in-laws are all Catholic) say this. - Josephine79: 6:50am Oct 4, 2005: Kelvin: Just a thought, there is something called "la Petite Eglise" which is a pretty strict sect - could this be it? - Carmen Schultz: 7:12am Oct 4, 2005: I think it would depend on the country you and your family came from. Are you from a Francophone country other than France (Africa? Polynesia, a French-speaking island in the Caribbean?,etc.) - Carmen Schultz: 7:15am Oct 4, 2005: Anyway, whether it is Protestant or Catholic shouldn't change the meaning of La Sainte Cène, since this term derives from the Last Supper and is a metaphor for Communion (or Holy Communion) - Jane Lamb-Ruiz: 12:43pm Oct 4, 2005: Kelvin...Just to belabor a point: when you say such rites are you referring to Communion? All traditional Protestant denominations have a Communion ritual..Just thought you might like to know that...and Communion with Holy would be translation. -
Erklärung: Holy Communion is certainly used in the Anglican church, and other protestant denominations would be likely to say Communion (without the "Holy").
Thank you all for your notes. I was I bit uncertain as to whether Protestants had practices equivalent to those found in Catholicism as what I know about organized religion is limited. The agency hasn't told me which sect/denomination this is. 4 KudoZ-Punkte wurden für diese Antwort vergeben
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Erklärung: Holy Communion is certainly used in the Anglican church, and other protestant denominations would be likely to say Communion (without the "Holy").
Thank you all for your notes. I was I bit uncertain as to whether Protestants had practices equivalent to those found in Catholicism as what I know about organized religion is limited. The agency hasn't told me which sect/denomination this is.
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