An Anglican Church in Communion with Rome?
Catholic, General April 26th, 2005In keeping with some recent comments on my blog, I wanted to address some recent Anglican tradition-Catholic ecumenical developments. Kendall Harmon has posted about a possibility of an Anglican Church Being in Communion with Rome. This is an interesting development. Of course, this is not the Anglican Communion (which includes the Episcopal Church), but a "continuing" group of Anglicans who left the official Anglican structure.
It’s hard to tell if this effort will get any traction, but it could bear some fruit since the things that have killed offical Anglican-Catholic relations like women’s ordination, gay bishops, and the lack of theological cohesion won’t be a problem with this group. On the other hand, the issue of Anglican orders, married bishops, and liturgy will still have to be worked out. Nonetheless, it’s still interesting news.