By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A female Anglican priest in Canada has officially apologized for giving communion to a dog, an episode that has come to symbolize the ever-growing theological rift between traditional and liberal Anglicans.
Tag Archives: Anglican
Issue of Women Bishops Fractures Church of England
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After the leaders of the Church of England rejected a compromise that would have averted a schism on the issue of female bishops, seventy Anglican clergy have met with the Catholic Church to discuss conversion to Catholicism.
Anglican Bishops Hold Secret Meeting at Vatican
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Only weeks before a crucial Anglican synod that will debate whether or not to ordain women as bishops, a group of key Traditional Anglican bishops revealed that they met last week with Vatican officials to begin the process of allowing priests to convert en masse to Catholicism.
Vatican to Grant Full Communion to Former Anglicans
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An historic moment in the life of the Church took place today when the Vatican announced a new canonical structure that will allow former Anglicans to enter full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope to Visit England Where Queen is said to be Warming to Catholicism
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During the first papal visit to the UK since 1982, which is scheduled for 2010, Pope Benedict XVI will find a warm welcome at Buckingham Palace by the Queen is said to be “appalled” by the liberal leanings of the Church of England and growing “increasingly sympathetic” to the Catholic Church.
