RNS-DEVIL-BAPTISM

July 15, 2014
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The devil is portrayed in “The Temptation of Christ,” an 1854 painting by Ary Scheffer. The Church of England on July 14, 2014, approved alternative language in its baptism rite that removed a reference to the devil, who “has been turned into a cartoon-like character of no particular malevolence,” said Robert Paterson, the Bishop of Sodor and Man.

(RNS1-JULY 15) The devil is portrayed in “The Temptation of Christ,” an 1854 painting by Ary Scheffer. The Church of England on July 14, 2014, approved alternative language in its baptism rite that removed a reference to the devil, who “has been turned into a cartoon-like character of no particular malevolence,” said Robert Paterson, the Bishop of Sodor and Man. For use with RNS-DEVIL-BAPTISM transmitted July 15, 2014. Public domain image