These photos taken at the March for Life were kindly emailed by a friend of The Anglo-Catholic. Catholic Anglicans and Anglican Catholics (which is which?) demonstrating for the sanctity of all human life.
Related posts:
- Bishop Carl Reid at Canadian National March for Life
- Anglicanorum Coetibus at March for Life
- The TAC and the Apostolic Constitution Mentioned at VirtueOnline
- Myth #2: The Apostolic Constitution is going to be sabotaged by the local Bishops, not always supportive of the present Pope’s reforming policies. Archbishop Hepworth is deluded in thinking that any specific norms to apply the Constitution to the TAC are forthcoming.
- Apostolic Constitution Booklet from Bishop Edwin
Do ya think that ol' line, "Is the Pope Catholic" gonna get a makeover ???
God bless our Papa, Pope of Christian Unity.
That's great that so many were willing to take a stand for life, and show the Pope how much we appreciate his pastoral generosity at the same time. Now if only he would take the next step and actually erect an Ordinariate in the U.S. all would be well.
Just showing my growing impatience with the process.
Fr. Mark,
You wrote: Now if only he would take the next step and actually erect an Ordinariate in the U.S. all would be well.
I know that Advent — the time of prayerfully keeping watch while awaiting the dawn of a new day — is agonizing for many. Nonetheless, the establishment of an ordinariate for the United States poses many unique challenges.
>> 1. A dozen or more "Anglican Use" parishes that are already part of the Catholic Church will transition from the pastoral care of diocesan bishops to the pastoral care of the ordinariate. These parishes must meld with those coming into the ordinariate from the Anglican Church in America (ACA) of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) and perhaps groups from Forward in Faith (FIF), from The Episcopal Church (TEC), and perhaps from other "continuing" Anglican groups as well to form a cohesive community.
>> 2. The groups coming into the ordinariate are scattered geographically across many dioceses of the Catholic Church, so Fr. Scott Hurd and those working with him to implement the ordinariate must work with staffs of many dioceses to coordinate the necessary formation and to establish the appropriate working relationships for the anticipated ordinariate(s). This amount of coordination takes time due to the number of separate contacts involved and the need to synchronize scheduling of events among a large number of parties.
>> 3. There's also a lot of legal paper work to transfer real estate from current owners (the dioceses of "Anglican Use" parishes and the various "continuing" Anglican bodies) to the ordinariate.
>> 4. And realistically, the "spade work" to prepare the way began perhaps as much as a year later in the United States than in England and Wales.
Thus, the target of having an ordinariate canonically erected by June probably is quite ambitious.
I think we all would agree that a false start — an ordinariate that collapses after its canonical erection, requiring a major intervention from above to fix the problem — would be the worst possible disaster. We all will be much better off if Cardinal Wuerl and Fr. Hurd take the time to get it right the first time, even if that means a few more months of waiting for the canonical erection of the ordinariate.
Build me straight, O worthy Master;
Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel
That shall laugh at all disaster
And with wave and whirlwind wrestle.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in "The Building of the Ship"
Norm.
Do you know for a fact that property will be transferred to the Ordinariate? TAC parishes in Canada, at least, are under the impression that congregations will retain ownership of any property.
How I wish I had seen this sign on Monday, so I could have met this group and let them know how much I and fellow parishioners are looking forward to welcoming them to the Catholic family. I was also pleased to hear a speaker from Anglicans for Life on the main stage.