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Sunday, May 02, 2010
Church of England Anglo-Catholic leaders to convert "en masse"
From The Sunday Telegraph:
In a move likely to raise tensions between the two Churches, a group of Church of England bishops met last week with advisers of Pope Benedict XVI to set in motion steps that would allow priests to convert to Catholicism en masse.
They are set to resign their orders in opposition to the introduction of women bishops and to lead an exodus of Anglican clerics to the Catholic Church despite Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, urging them not to leave.
It would be the first time for nearly 20 years that large numbers of priests have crossed from the Church of England to Rome, and comes only weeks ahead of a crucial General Synod debate on making women bishops.
The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that bishops travelled to the Holy See last week to hold face to face discussions with senior members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the most powerful of the Vatican's departments.
The Rt Rev John Broadhurst, the Rt Rev Keith Newton and the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, the bishops of Fulham, Richborough and Ebbsfleet respectively, are understood to have informed senior Catholic officials that Church of England clergy are keen to defect to Rome.
It is the first significant response to the Papal offer made last year, which opened the doors for Anglicans to convert while retaining key elements of their tradition. The Most Rev Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, was unaware of the summit, which is likely to prove embarrassing to the Catholic Church ahead of the Pope's visit to Britain later this year as it will rekindle fears that it is trying to poach Anglican clergy.
One source close to last week's discussions said that the Anglican bishops raised concerns with the Vatican officials that there is opposition to them defecting from Catholic bishops in England. Nevertheless, they made clear they have become so disillusioned with the Church's liberal direction that they are keen to accept the Pope's offer if they can finalise plans to implement it. ...
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Welcome to the true church, this will only manifest that the church continue to grow in numbers despite of the negative media attacks.
ReplyDeleteThe Church has an open arms for all her returning children.
ReplyDeleteKing Henry the 8th naman kasi eh, sobrang hilig sa babae, hayan tuloy nagkawatak watak ang iglesia sa Ingglatera...
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, ha... Nakakatawa pero yan ang tutuo Bro. Ang Church of England ay nabuo dahil sa pagnanais ni Henry VIII na mapakasalan ang kanyang Kerida na si Ann Boleyn.
ReplyDeletepwede po magtanong? accurate po ba ito?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.unitypublishing.com/Apparitions/LutherGuadalupe.html
I think that is a work of a Catholic apologist showing us his research about Martin Luther and how the Blessed Mother will be instrumental in strengthening the Catholic Church against the Protestants and Born Again.
ReplyDeleteAs an Anglican Use Roman Catholic now living in the Philippines, I am very excited about the coming Anglican Ordinariates. As is often the case in the secular press, this story is incomplete and faulty, but I think what comes across is the excitement among Anglicans across the various churches, at least those that are Catholic or Catholic-minded. It is Benedict's recognition of the value of Anglo-Catholic spirituality and the creation of space within the Latin Rite for Anglican spirituality (through the Anglican Ordinariates) that has brought this about. It is so appropriate that all this will be happening during the year that Cardinal Newman, the most famous of Anglo-Catholic converts, is beatified.
ReplyDeleteNow, are there other Anglican-minded Catholics, or Catholic-minded Anglicans or Episcopalian, that want to put together something here in the Philippines? Perhaps a regular or semi-regular Evening Prayer.
By the way, for those who are interested in following the creation of Anglican Ordinariates more closely, or for finding out more about this exciting development (one that could be a model for Christian unity in the years ahead) check out the following blogs:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theanglocatholic.com/ which is written by a team of Anglicans from within the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, or different Continuing Anglican churches.
http://anglicanusenews.blogspot.com/ which is by a leader of the Anglican Use Society, a Catholic umbrella group of members of the various Anglican Use parishes and of Anglican Use Catholics like me who are not near an Anglican Use parish.
Bruce thank you very much for your valuable inputs on this issue. You know this is very dear to my heart and all Catholics longing for Christian unity.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately here in the Philippines this is hardly a news. Our media and even our local Bishops seem to be deaf to this reality or not aware at all. It is a pity because the Aglipayan Church here in the Philippines is affiliated with the Episcopalian Church in the United States. I expect that our Bishops will follow the footsteps of the Holy Father and invite the Aglipayan Church back home to the Catholic Church but it no one seems to be willing to do so from our hierarchy.
May the Venerable Newman lead us to the full reunion that he so desired during his lifetime.
God bless you.
First let us be friends with our Aglipayan brothers. Probably let them feel that we love them instead of indoctrinating them. Well at first, It's quite difficult. Fr. Abe.. probably you can start, however I pray that you also will be ordain a bishop before you can do that...
ReplyDeleteThat's my opinion only...
I will be praying that our Aglipayan Brethren will return to the faith but I will not become a Bishop because we Somascans are simple religious dedicated to simple missions. We are not meant for lofty positions in the ecclesiastical order.
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