Posted on 06/05/2011 11:54:59 PM PDT by Cronos
Overall more than 50 former Anglican clergy will complete their defection over the next two weeks in a series of Pentecost ordinations.
The first of these will see seven former Church of England clergy be ordained in London by the Most Rev. Peter Smith, Archbishop of Southwark. The event will further establish the new Ordinariate formed by Pope Benedict XVI for Anglicans that wished to defect from the Anglican Church of England in protest against its moves to accept women bishops.
In excess of 900 laity have already moved to the Catholic Church and have been waiting for their clergy to complete training for Catholic priesthood at a seminary in West London.
As the former Anglican clergy become ordained as Catholic priests, they will lead groups of former Anglican laity to branch off from the core Catholic congregations to worship as a separate Ordinariate group. The Vatican will soon publish a separate liturgy for these Ordinariate groups to follow.
According to The Times in London, Keith Newton, who heads up the Ordinariate, has explained that dozens more Church of England clergy are currently also considering their positions within the Anglican Church.
Newton told The Times, “Every week somebody writes or e-mails asking how they can join the Ordinariate. They are often people I have never heard of before.”
Explaining the risk facing those defecting to the Catholic Church, Newton commented: “For clergy it is a practical risk, meaning they abandon tied housing and a guaranteed stipend for a smaller income and uncertainty.”
Newton, himself defected and became a Roman Catholic priest in January this year. He and Andrew Burnham and John Broadhurst – all former Anglican bishops – were welcomed into the Roman Catholic Church during a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in London.
The three made the move because they were "distressed" by the developments in the global Anglican Communion which they found to be "incompatible" with Christian tradition.
The Vatican announced in 2009 that it would introduce a new church structure that would allow former Anglicans to enter into "full communion" with the Catholic Church while preserving their Anglican traditions.
Pope Benedict XVI made the provision in response to the numerous requests he received from Anglicans who were unhappy with the ordination of women and noncelibate gay bishops.
Let’s send the liberal Catholics over to the Anglicans in trade!
Ah, that wacky Anglican church. They’ve become so liberal and “tolerant” that they are now the official rump of the Mohammadans in England. Time to nuke it from orbit, kids.
I agree. We can make a fair trade — they can get Pelosi and the Kennedys and we’ll be glad to have the orthodox Anglicans!
can't use the same broad brush against them.
Yeah. I feel badly for the African adherents who want nothing to do with this perversion of Christianity and are put at risk by it.
I know we all do. But did you know that there are traditional, conservative Anglicans still in America who are under the leadership of the Southern Cone. I didn’t until HushTX corrected me and I am grateful. I would broadbrush all Anglicans in the US with the same ECUSA brush.
It appears that the queers are doing some good in bringing many people back to the true religion, while they themselves build their false gods, and adore their perverted lifestyles.
God bless these priests to be ordained and their congregations.
We had a former Anglican priest become a Catholic and then be ordained as a Catholic priest at our Ordination Mass on Saturday.
Bravo for all of them!
Thanks for having my back, Cronos.
There are a number of Anglicans who are incredibly dismayed at the bizarre and inexplicable deviant behavior and dialogue from so-called “Anglicans.” For some of us it started a while ago. Before I even understood how the Episcopal Church of the USA related to the Anglican Communion, The Roman Catholic Church, or anything else. For me, it started around the time Presiding Bishop Schori decided to out herself as a heretic and pretend she was a redeemer.
I don’t know enough to say there are MANY of us, but I know that we have some very strong believers who are very conservative. The Diocese of Fort Worth is a very good example of this.
I recently got my hands on a book that talks about the slippery slope the church has been on and would be glad to share information from it with anyone who has an interest. FReepmail me please, as I want to avoid any potential copyright issues. I just want to share what little info I have.
For my part, I consider myself very close to the Roman Catholic Church, though remain within the Anglican Communion. I am one of the number who are dismayed at what we see happening, and with all due respect to Canterbury, this nonsense has GOT to stop.
And it will. In what fashion I don’t know, but until that day comes I intend to hold the line. With God’s help, I will.
Again, thanks to Cronos, and to everyone who has been welcoming and supportive. Especially to those who allow me to participate in the Catholic Caucus, despite my not being RCC. I know you guys still hold out hope, lol. ;-)
Pax
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