Episcopalians.
Missing from the new edition is the phrase "the merits of His [Christ's] most precious death and passion," formerly in the post- communion prayer of thanksgiving. This on~ission, Hughes writes, im- plies that, contrary to apostolic teaching, worshipers may rely on merits other than Christ's to gain God's acceptance. He asks: "Is the stage being prepared for us to celebrate our own merits?"
Several references to the wrath of God have been expunged. Yet churchgoers...