[patent]

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[wideawake]

Wow. The last Catholic priest who tried this got disembowelled.

The times they are a-changing.

[Straight Vermonter]

Considering that almost no one in England any longer attends the the Church of England, maybe this will be a start to bringing some people back to the Church.

[firebrand]

The end must be near.

[Dumb_Ox]

The Queen was also an admirer of the late Cardinal Basil Hume, whom she called "my cardinal."

The local Jesuit superior took his college students on a trip to London a few years back, and they were priviliged to attend a mass with Cardinal Hume. For reasons unclear to me, Her Royal Majesty was in attendance. Knowing the impropriety of intercommunion, she instead sought a blessing from His Eminence(which he cheerfully gave) in the humble manner of a child: arms crossed like St. Andrew's saltire across her bosom.

[okie_tech]

"Queen Elizabeth has invited the Catholic primate of England and Wales"

I didn't know catholics ordained monkeys. ;-)Just kidding.

[eastsider]

Wake me up when the English Monarch and Parliament recognize their lack of ecclesial authority.

[Cicero]

This is a welcome move.

Contrast it with Tony Blair, who said it would be too much trouble to repeal the old laws against having a Catholic monarch, but who went to endless trouble to lower the age of homosexual consent.

[afraidfortherepublic]

She must be desperate to civilize her rowdy offspring! (no flames -- just joking)

Seriously, this is a great advance.

[EODGUY]

This gesture has Pope John Paul II written all over it. His consistant goodness, compassion, honesty and morality cannot help but have a positive effect on humanity.

Thank you God for our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.

[Steve0113]

I wonder if the homily will be on divorce and remarriage.

[father_elijah]

Hallo, patent. Glad to see you are continuing to post great articles like this one. It is a wonderful thing to imagine Queen Elizabeth II repairing the damage done by Elizabeth I. I know I can pray for that whole heartedly.

With the Anglican Church dying on the vine, perhaps Her Majesty envisions a change of vineyard. One can pray.

elijah+
There is no God but God,
and Jesus Christ is God's only-begotten Son.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Whoaaa! Every so often I fall into a time warp. This is one of those moments. All of FR is now December 2001.