[Eala]

American and Australian traditionalists are preparing to submit to papal authority should...

The Anglican participants are proposing communion with the Catholic Church, whilst retaining Anglican doctrine and liturgy.

“There are many Uniate churches with their own tradition, their own liturgical expression of faith, their own bishops and their own governing authority,”

I don't understand: Is it communion with, or submission to?

[ken5050]

I thought this was about the Aussies joining the US antimissile shield?

[ahadams2]

You wrote "I don't understand: Is it communion with, or submission to?"

On that one you're going to ask the folks at Forward In Faith, sorry!

[trad_anglican]

Is it communion with, or submission to?

They're talking about a Uniate church, so it would definitely be the the first and it would be the second to a certain degree. To what degree has yet to be determined, which is why Fr. Moyer can't say much about it. It is also yet to be determined if this idea will work at all. It's unfortunate that this article has come out at this time because the talks that are going on are delicate and press coverage will not help the process along.

[dangus]

Union with.
One can unite with another and submit to that other. (e.g., husbands and wives in the Pauline letters.)
However, they do mean submission as part of that union. The Roman church has offered to be in Eucharistic communion with the Eastern churches without requiring submission to the Pope. (COMMunion is the bringing of two or several together. UNION is a singularity.)