Tag Archives: PCPCU

The Pope and the Ordinariates

It is very good to welcome a Cistercian, Brother Stephen Treat, as a fellow blogger on this site.  Very good, too, that his first post concerns Anglicanorum Coetibus.  He refers to a recent interview with Bishop Farrell.  I have read that … Continue reading

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When the Ordinariate Is Not an Option

At Catholic World News this morning I saw an interview with Bishop Brian Ferrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, on the recent actions in the C of E General Synod. The interview closed with this paragraph: … Continue reading

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At Long Last…

Italian vaticanista Andrea Tornielli is reporting that, in the coming days, the Bishop of Basel, Kurt Koch, will be named President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, succeeding our favorite ecumenist, Walter Cardinal Kasper. I must admit that … Continue reading

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Book Review: Convinced by the Truth

Editor's Note: In the following review, Dr. Tighe shares a number of details concerning the dialogue between the Traditional Anglican Communion and various organs of the Holy See, which, for various reasons, have yet to appear anywhere online, including on … Continue reading

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"We Have Given Up This Ecumenism of Return."

Fr. Z has posted an amusing interview wherein our favorite ecumenist, Walter Cardinal Kasper, shares his thoughts about the ongoing dialogue between the Holy See and the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X.  Had I the time or the inclination, … Continue reading

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The Cardinal's Swan Song

CNS reports on Walter Cardinal Kasper's swan song — an ecumenical extravaganza with Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and members of the Reformed churches participating.  The three-day symposium is unusual in a couple of respects.  Generally, the Pontifical Council for the … Continue reading

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A Daring Decision Fulfils a Newman Prayer

The article below appears in the current edition of Faith Magazine.  In 1997, Dr. William Oddie, a biographer of G. K. Chesterton and former editor of The Catholic Herald, wrote the then controversial book, The Roman Option: The Realignment of English … Continue reading

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The Role of the Bishop of Rome in the Communion of the Church in the First Millennium

The status of the following document is unclear, as the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity has issued a statement that its release was premature and that it is only a working document with no official authority. Il … Continue reading

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