Certainly some people leave the Church, but most of the priests and religious leaving the Church are not seeking something more Christian. Those few that do generally have poor formation and are looking for better formation—albeit missing places in the Church from which they might receive better formation. Even a glance at the web-page indicates that the person putting it together really doesn’t know Catholic theology—though undoubtedly they know the Bible better than many people offering Catholic formation.
These nuns searched as a well-informed group and journeyed as a group—the truth unites. I would be interested in seeing if you know of any groups of three or more Catholic priests or religious who have made a journey to a protestant destination as a group.
This change to the Catholic Church for a group of nuns happened in Baltimore also.
Curiously, the sisters are wearing their traditional habit in the article’s photograph.
10 Episcopal nuns in Archdiocese of Baltimore to join Catholic Church
By George P. Matysek Jr.
After seven years of prayer and discernment, a community of Episcopal nuns and their chaplain will be received into the Roman Catholic Church during a Sept. 3 Mass celebrated by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien.
The archbishop will welcome 10 sisters from the Society of All Saints’ Sisters of the Poor when he administers the sacrament of confirmation and the sisters renew their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the chapel of their Catonsville convent.
Episcopal Father Warren Tanghe will also be received into the church and is discerning the possibility of becoming a Catholic priest.
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“Certainly some people leave the Church”
Some is, perhaps, an understatement, but we agree that people leave, which was my point alone.
“...but most of the priests and religious leaving the Church are not seeking something more Christian.”
The testimonies linked to would indicate the opposite. Other than their words, I have no information.
“Those few [an opinion?] that do generally have poor formation [opinion?] and are looking for better formation [opinion?] —albeit missing places in the Church from which they might receive better formation.”
I assume you are referring to a survey that determined this was true, of is this your opinion? I don’t know the motivation - other than what priests an nuns said, who posted their life story on that website I linked earlier upthread.
“Even a glance at the web-page indicates that the person putting it together really doesn’t know Catholic theology—though undoubtedly they know the Bible better than many people offering Catholic formation.”
I have no opinion on what the web-page founder knows or doesn’t know. That wasn’t my point.
“These nuns searched as a well-informed group and journeyed as a group—the truth unites. I would be interested in seeing if you know of any groups of three or more Catholic priests or religious who have made a journey to a protestant destination as a group.”
I don’t follow these movements, since I have no dog in the hunt. If someone wants to leave the Roman church and go to another, I have no problem with that - I would encourage them. If someone wants to leave another church to worship in a Roman church, I have no problem with that. Being in a particular church doesn’t give someone salvation or place them into the Bride of Christ. Any brother in Christ is a brother to me.
Having said that, I think you have an unusual situation here, where groups of people - whole churches even - are fleeing the Anglican Church, as it turns against Biblical truth, and they are looking for a new home, similar to their old home. What you ask about a group of professional Roman clergy going in a group to a protestant faith seems pretty different.
I hope that answers your questions. They were outside my original comment - which was simply that many, many, many Catholics leave the church and either become unchurched or become a different denomination. They don’t usually make the news...