Oct 24, 2009

Vatican's Plan for Anglican's conversion to Catholicism may have negative effects

The Vatican is now preparing for the mass conversion of the Anglican clergies to Catholicism but it seems somewhat dangerous to preserve the Catholic tradition.

Pope announces plans for Anglicans to convert en masse

The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict is setting up special provision for Anglicans, including married clergy, who want to convert to Rome together, preserving aspects of Anglican liturgy. They will be given their own pastoral supervision, according to this press release from the Vatican:

“In this Apostolic Constitution the Holy Father has introduced a canonical structure that provides for such corporate reunion by establishing Personal Ordinariates which will allow former Anglicans to enter full communion with the Catholic Church while preserving elements of the distinctive Anglican spiritual and liturgical patrimony.”

More on this very important story later. But this is clearly a historic gesture by Pope Benedict which will encourage thousands of disaffected Anglicans to become Roman Catholics.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100014171/pope-announces-plans-for-anglicans-to-convert-en-masse/

In Japan, to establish any personal ordinariate for the Anglican clergies who want to convert to Catholicism is almost impossible. Both Catholics and Anglicans are very active each other, so it is very common that Catholic bishop or priest train Anglican clergies to meditate.

But in my opinion, it is not bad that Catholic bishops will not follow the guidance from the Vatican on the conversion of Anglican clergies. Acceptance of anything special to the Anglican Church may affect the liturgy and celibacy in the Catholic Church and result in a false form of ecumenism.


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