Tag Archives: CofE

Undermining Catholics in the C of E

The Diocese of Winchester was once a comfortable place to be as an Anglo-Catholic.  The Diocesan Bishop, Colin James, was himself a catholic, and he well understood the problems likely to follow from women's ordination.  So before he retired he … Continue reading

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A Southern Chrism

The South Coast today, in Portsmouth, was balmy and breezy, the little Cathedral Church of Portsmouth the ideal setting for one of +Keith Richborough's Regional Chrism Masses.  Until 1927, Portsmouth and Guildford were both simply Archdeaconries of the ancient diocese … Continue reading

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Bishop Edwin: Just Let Us Go!

Bishop Edwin Barnes addresses the Archbishop of Canterbury who yet seeks to stave off the inevitable. Well, Rowan, we must tell you there is a way to set us free. It is to go ahead as quickly as you can … Continue reading

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Ecclesiastical Sundries

The Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX / SSPX), Bishop Bernard Fellay, says that an agreement with the Vatican is not possible in "human terms." As usual, it's difficult to know what this means.  Does … Continue reading

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No Alternative Oversight for Faithful Anglicans

Update: Here is the audio.  Evidently, the statement leaked by Ms. Gledhill was delivered on Monday word-for-word. Ruth Gledhill has leaked the statement the Bishop of Manchester is set to deliver to the Church of England's General Synod on Monday … Continue reading

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Apostolic Constitution Booklet from Bishop Edwin

Bishop Edwin Barnes has authored a new booklet to aid Church of England congregations as they discern how to respond to the Holy Father's invitation in Anglicanorum Coetibus.  The booklet is entitled "The Catholic Church and England: The Pope's Offer … Continue reading

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CofE to Lose a Tenth of its Clergy in Five Years

From The Times: According to figures on the Church of England website, there will be an 8.3 per cent decrease in paid clergy in the next four years, from 8,400 this year to 7,700 in to 2013. This represents a … Continue reading

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Letter of Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist, Sevenoaks

Fr. Ivan D. Aquilina, SSC, parish priest of the Anglo-Catholic church of St. John the Baptist, Sevenoaks, has written to his congregation regarding recent events. A letter to all members of the Congregation of St John the Baptist in Sevenoaks. … Continue reading

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+Ebbsfleet on Revision Committee Decision

It's time to go with Plan A++. I think we have to stand back from the conflict a little and remain in the desert of prayer. Anglicanorum coetibus (the Pope’s offer) is either a gracious gift from God, whereby Catholic … Continue reading

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More Reaction to the Revision Committee's Decision

Fr. Edward Tomlinson, SSC reacts to the "shameful kick in the teeth" from the General Synod's Revision Committee on women in the episcopate, noting the irony of those in the Church of England who now decry the horrors of papal … Continue reading

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The Established Church's Doctrinal Authority?

According to George Pitcher of the Telegraph, the Archbishop of Canterbury needs to "square up to a newly rampant Rome" and the Pope's "acquisitive ambitions." But the game must now be for the Church of England to square up to … Continue reading

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"A Great Piece of Wickedness"

The Telegraph (UK) reports that the Revision Committee of the Church of England's General Synod has failed to achieve a compromise which would have safeguarded faithful Anglican parishes from future women bishops. Anglo catholics and evangelicals had hoped the church … Continue reading

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