mhansen2
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I just watched Season 2, Episode 1 of “Victoria” and was amazed at 4:07 into the feature when the Queen, who had just given birth, was told she must be “purified in church.” Victoria is restless from her confinement and wants to return to her normal lifestyle.
Victoria: “I want to go riding.”
Prince Albert: “Riding? Are you sure?”
V: “Yes, of course I'm sure.”
1st Equerry: “Erm, Forgive me, ma'am. I am afraid it will be most irregular for you to appear in public before you have been churched.”
V: “Churched?”
2nd Equerry: “Your Majesty. It is customary for a woman who has had a child to be purified in church before she rejoins society.”
Later, we see her kneeling before the altar in Church:
Archbishop of Canterbury: “Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to deliver this woman from the pain and peril of childbirth, and cast out her sin.”
What “sin” is he talking about? The Queen had a child. She obeyed the Lord’s command to “go forth and multiply." She gave her lawfully wedded husband a child. What “sin” is he talking about?
I realize this is a TV series, but it's supposed to illustrate Queen Victoria's life. I looked it up and found this:
Bible Gateway passage: Leviticus 12 - New International Version
Even in a modern version, is this ridiculous concept still practiced in some circles?
Victoria: “I want to go riding.”
Prince Albert: “Riding? Are you sure?”
V: “Yes, of course I'm sure.”
1st Equerry: “Erm, Forgive me, ma'am. I am afraid it will be most irregular for you to appear in public before you have been churched.”
V: “Churched?”
2nd Equerry: “Your Majesty. It is customary for a woman who has had a child to be purified in church before she rejoins society.”
Later, we see her kneeling before the altar in Church:
Archbishop of Canterbury: “Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouchsafed to deliver this woman from the pain and peril of childbirth, and cast out her sin.”
What “sin” is he talking about? The Queen had a child. She obeyed the Lord’s command to “go forth and multiply." She gave her lawfully wedded husband a child. What “sin” is he talking about?
I realize this is a TV series, but it's supposed to illustrate Queen Victoria's life. I looked it up and found this:
Bible Gateway passage: Leviticus 12 - New International Version
Even in a modern version, is this ridiculous concept still practiced in some circles?
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