July 8, 2008 1:01 PM
Anglicans may return to Catholic Church
Interesting news. . .
Anglicans to Catholics: Ready or Not, Here we ComeChurch of England General Synod to touch off an exodus by approving women bishops
By Hilary White
YORK, England, July 7, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "There can be no future for Christianity in Europe without Rome," an Anglican bishop told the Sunday Telegraph this weekend, after it was revealed that a group of "senior" bishops from the Church of England has been in secret negotiations with the highest levels of the Vatican to discuss the current crisis in Anglicanism over the acceptance of homosexuality and female bishops. Bishops from both the Church of England's "evangelical" or protestant and "high" or "Catholic" wings are said to have been involved in the talks that some believe may presage a mass return of Anglicans to the Catholic fold.
Meanwhile, the news has just been released that the General Synod of the Church of England voted tonight to accept the consecration of women as bishops, a move that is likely to result in the exodus of a large number of clergy and a permanent split in the Church that is the officially established religion under British law. The ongoing dissolution of the Church of England, of which Queen Elizabeth is the head, may result in significant constitutional and legal changes to the make-up of Britain. Some fear that it may result in Britain becoming officially a secular nation.
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Comments
It seems that the more protestant sects try to cater to the prevailing winds of political correctness the less hold they have on their traditional base of believers. The teachings of the Catholic Church are often difficult by today's standards but they remain steadfast ... something I have found to be a blessing in the long run.
Posted by: Reen | July 8, 2008 1:46 PM
I'm not Catholic, never will be. But the Anglicans were just begging their members to cross the Tiber with all their anti-Biblical claptrap and nonsense.
Posted by: Amy K. | July 8, 2008 8:26 PM
I can completely relate to the conservative Episcopalians who feel bereft and that they have been abandoned by their church. My husband and I are currently going through a similar trial and at this point, for many reasons, we do not have a church home.
I do question what I see as the knee jerk reaction of these Episcopalians to run to the Catholic Church. While the Catholic Church may agree with these individuals on the issues of female and homosexual ordination, it cannot be ignored that there are, in fact, what I consider very significant theological differences between Episcopalians and Catholics that should not be overlooked.
I have great respect for the Catholic Church because, unlike most Protestant churches, the Catholic church takes UNEQUIVOCAL stances on important issues of morality and theology, and if you don't agree with these official teachings you really can't be considered Catholic.
I wonder if these Episcopalians who are running to Catholicism because of the ordination issues are ready to accept the Catholic church's teachings on transubstantiation, the immaculate conception of Mary, and assumption of Mary, and birth control, for instance.
If they are not ready to accept these teachings, I think they are being disrespectful to the millions of faithful Catholics around the world to do hold these beliefs.
Posted by: Anna Keiter | July 9, 2008 10:13 AM
I think it's more probable that these people will come to accept these beliefs because they see the Catholic Church as holding fast to beliefs while their own churches crumble under secular ideology. Many will start to think, "huh, they were right about these other things, maybe they're right about this stuff."
Posted by: Amy K. | July 9, 2008 3:36 PM
