Tag Archives: Revision Committee

An Outsider's View

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Fr. Christopher Phillips

There are people who suffer from a phobia in which they cannot endure having one type of food touching another kind of food on their plate.  Some of them can eat only off plates with divided sections, and some go … Continue reading →

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Another Fig Leaf

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Bishop Edwin Barnes

Forward in Faith has welcomed the amendments which the two Archbishops are proposing.  I am less sanguine than FiF about this attempt to get round the Revision Committee's proposals concerning women in the Episcopate in England. The notion the Archbishops … Continue reading →

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York and Canterbury to Intervene

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Fr. Ed Tomlinson

It is no secret that many bishops are in a bit of a panic about this summer’s debate over women bishops and fear the loss of many traditionalists. According to reports in the Daily Mail, both the Archbishop of York and … Continue reading →

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"There is a tide…

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Bishop Edwin Barnes

…in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune."  So the Bard of Avon.  Anticipating political correctness (though making the situation worse) Byron gave another version: "There is a tide in the affairs of women, which, … Continue reading →

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Reaction from Forward in Faith

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Christian Campbell

As leaked by Ruth Gledhill yesterday, the Church of England has today published the 142-page report of the Revision Committee that has been considering in detail the draft legislation to enable women to become bishops in the Church of England.  … Continue reading →

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Covering Their Naked Ambition

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Bishop Edwin Barnes

It was widely leaked that the Report to Synod with details of how the Consecration of Women was to be achieved would be published in the aftermath of the General Election. Ruth Gledhill gives details today in her blog. The … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastical Sundries

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Christian Campbell

Rumor has it that George Cardinal Pell will indeed be appointed as Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in May or June. If true, this is great news not only for the Catholic Church as a whole, but especially for … Continue reading →

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Bishop of Ebbsfleet on the Synodical Process

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Christian Campbell

Having published Bishop Andrew's April 2010 Pastoral Letter just yesterday, his May 2010 epistle has been released.  My emphases. MEETING right at the end of the current synodical quinquennium, the York residential General Synod this July will have before it the … Continue reading →

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Not a Last Resort

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Christian Campbell

Fr. Chadwick has already commented on Damian Thompson's current editorial in The Catholic Herald vis-à-vis the potentially humble beginnings of the future English personal ordinariate.  But another bit of Thompson's piece stood out to me as it reiterates a point … Continue reading →

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An Orthodox Misstep?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Dr. William Tighe

On January 30 of this year the Archbishop of Canterbury (henceforth AbC) delivered the annual Fr. Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary, itself widely regarded as the "flagship seminary" of American Orthodoxy, and was awarded an honorary doctorate … Continue reading →

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Bishop Edwin: Just Let Us Go!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Christian Campbell

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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No Alternative Oversight for Faithful Anglicans

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Christian Campbell

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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Archbishop Says Pope's Offer Is Not a Solution

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Christian Campbell

Anna Arco has this story in The Catholic Herald.  Comments in red. Archbishop: Pope’s offer is not a solution By Anna Arco 18 December 2009 The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Pope's new Anglican provision is not a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Christian Campbell

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

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Christian Campbell

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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