Posted on 03/15/2013 5:43:01 AM PDT by haffast
I haven't studied up on it all that much, but as I understand it, the Ordinariate sets up a structure that groups of Anglicans/Episcopalians can join as whole churches or groups of churches rather than as individuals, and appoints bishops to shepherd those churches.
The groupings are not related to geography (other than at the parish level). Several whole parishes with their priests and deacons have joined communion with Rome, and in at least a couple of cases, I think bishops have come in and brought several churches with them.
I'm sure there are a lot of details and bureaucratic stuff that has to happen, but I think that is the general gist of it.
The ordinariate retains a slightly modified "Book of Common Prayer" (doctrinal errors purged) and Anglican hymnody.
Individual Anglicans still have to go the standard RCIA route. I suspect far more convert that way than via the ordinariate.
Thanks Warthog! Much appreciated. I’m weak on the minutia of rulz as a rule so the gist is exactly what I needed.
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