(Times Online) - Leaders of more than 400,000 Anglicans who quit over women priests are to seek immediate unity with Rome under the apostolic constitution announced by Pope Benedict XVI. They will be among the first to take up an option allowing Anglicans to join an “ordinariate” that brings them into full communion with Roman Catholics while retaining elements of their Anglican identity.
The Pope’s move is regarded by some Anglicans as one of the most dramatic developments in Protestant christendom since the Reformation gave birth to the Church of England 400 years ago...
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THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: This was the group that started it all. They petitioned Rome for this a couple years ago, and have already signed a document supporting the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Their website is
HERE.
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Will they be able to have more than one wife like Henry VIII?
Actually I think what started it all was the priests who petitioned Rome over 28 years ago and Rome establised the Pastoral Provsion and the Anglican Use. This is the seed planted for where we are today. If it wasn't for those priests and congregations this might never have been possible. These priests have been such good examples of very orthodox Catholics, which I am sure the Holy Father was aware of that maybe some doubts about former Anglicans becoming faithful Catholics were removed.
We must pray that these groups of Anglicans will submit to the will of the Church just as the first priests did. These are great days for Anglicans and Catholics and I am not diminishing the great role that these Anglicans have done to further the cause, but feel that credit must be given to the people who sacrificed much to open the door for others.
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