Church of England bishop says 'Anglican experiment is over'

cna ^ | October 26, 2009

[NYer]

Hind, the most senior traditionalist in the Church of England, told “The Telegraph” that he is willing to sacrifice his salary and palace residence to join the Catholic Church.

No price too great!

[NYer]

Ping!

[Jimmy Valentine]

NOW can they burn Rowan Williams at the stake?

[narses]

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[allmendream]

Sorry, but it is hard to take seriously the plight of a religious organization FOUNDED by a man who wanted a divorce/annulment from his wife to marry the woman he would later have executed. Not exactly a respectable religious figure.

[Infidel Heather]

A HUGE “WELCOME!!!”

[visualops]

Would they be called “Anglican Catholics”?

[redhead]

"Sorry, but it is hard to take seriously the plight of a religious organization FOUNDED by a man who wanted a divorce/annulment from his wife to marry the woman he would later have executed. Not exactly a respectable religious figure."

As the titular head of the Anglican Church, can the Queen step in and tell these bishops to stay where they are? Just wondering. Obviously, her position is little more than ceremonial. I don't know what, if any, power she might have over the bishops and their desire to return to the Roman Catholic Church after six hundred years.

[Infidel Heather]

There are, and have been, a lot of good people in this church and it is not their fault how their Church was founded. The East-West schism came down to bickering about supremacy, as Henry did, though the Eastern Church left because they see it as a Communion of Bishops of sorts (with the Pope on equal footing with Constantinople.)

If you see an Anglican service, it has become more respectful and sacred than the American (Roman) Catholic church’s has become. At least they still kneel for Holy Communion. We should go back to doing that ourselves.

I am so happy to see this.

[NYer]

Would they be called “Anglican Catholics”?

They will be following the Anglican Use Rite, so that seems like a reasonable title. I am Roman Catholic but practice my faith at a Maronite Catholic Church. They are called Maronite Catholics.

[redhead]

Correction: ...after 500 years or so...

[SevenofNine]

DUH Tell me something I don’t know Archbishop

[Infidel Heather]

I believe you told me about a priest in Greenville, SC who is of your Rite. I just emailed him a letter today!

:)

[allmendream]

No bones against the PEOPLE, but as far as the organization - it had an ignoble beginning and seems destined for an ignoble death. Let those who don't wish to be swept under find shelter upon the rock.

[Infidel Heather]

May Christ heal His Church...I welcome them as brothers and sisters in Christ. :)

FWIW, as I mentioned on another thread, my husband is Anglican, and we are very excited about this. :)

[mgstarr]

I was an acolyte (at 40) in an Anglican church in Los Angeles. The service was far more orthodox, reverential and sacred than anything I’d ever experienced before or since - and that includes quite a few Catholic churches.

That said I have decided to swim the Tiber without waiting to see what traditionalist Anglicans will do.

[Infidel Heather]

I sometimes wonder what the Queen herself thinks of gay marriage and these other changes.

Wonder if she will at least allow Roman Catholics to be reigning monarchs now?

[Infidel Heather]

Taking the Plunge? LOL...

The Masses in other countries are far more reverent, trust me.

[mgstarr]

I attended a Jesuit high school way back when and was horrified by the “folk mass” we attended monthly next door.

If it were up to me, guitars would be banned from Mass. :-)