Category Archives: Anglican

Anglican Ecclesiology

Regarding non-Catholic views of ecclesiology, the Anglican petri-dish often has useful postings. For example, over at Stand Firm, in a posting by A. S. Haley, I’d like to comment: re 8 “What is your ecclesiology?” at far remove from the … Continue reading

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Hurricane

I’ve been more of a fan of N.T. Wright’s scholarly writings than of his popularizations which he signs as Tom Wright. His new book, Simply Jesus, which he signs as N.T. Wright, is at first glance more popular than scholarly; … Continue reading

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Anglican Politics

In a posting back in 2009, Fr Anthony Chadwick gives a useful brief review of Anglican politics from a Catholic viewpoint: . . . Is availing ourselves of Anglicanorum Coetibus a betrayal of Anglicanism? No, because Anglicanism in its origins … Continue reading

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Backed by the Authority of the Church

Over at the Anglo-Catholic, Fr Holliday writes: “The holy People of God shares also in Christ’s prophetic office,” above all in the supernatural sense of faith that belongs to the whole People, lay and clergy, when it “unfailingly adheres to … Continue reading

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ACA/TAC Anglicans’ request to Vatican

Released by the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America, Traditional Anglican Communion 3 March 2010 We, the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America of the Traditional Anglican Communion have met in Orlando, Florida, together … Continue reading

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TAC’s 2007 Petition

From Christian Campbell: Laudetur Jesus Christus! Now that the CDF has responded formally to each of the TAC bishops and vicars general, Archbishop Hepworth has released the full text of the October 2007 Portsmouth Letter, the Petition by which the … Continue reading

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Our Past is Latin

In an article on the Anglo-Catholic blog, Fr Michael Gray writes: The question is not whether the Copts, or so-called Antiochenes, or whoever, are legitimate jurisdictions of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (though some might wish to dispute … Continue reading

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A Question of Trust

As Fr Scott Whitmore points out, it comes down to a question of trust: I was already on board with the TAC in our request to the Holy See to carry on Anglican-Roman Catholic ecumenical relations (knowing that these could … Continue reading

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ANGLICANORUM COETIBUS

The Vatican now has the Apostolic Constitution providing for personal ordinariates for anglicans entering into full communion with the Catholic Church online. From the introductory press release: The Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus which is published today introduces a canonical structure … Continue reading

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Special Provision for Anglicans

[see end of posting for updates] From Damian Thompson’s blog: 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 … Continue reading

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The Petri Dish of Ecclesiology

The Anglican “communion” - such as it is - provides a sort of petri dish in the laboratory of ecclesiology. A recent document by the Anglican Communion Institute in the United States, which is also authored by Britain’s foremost Anglican … Continue reading

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Time for Rescue?

An excerpt from an article by Damain Thompson: The main thing is not to miss a heaven-sent opportunity. It’s widely believed, among conservative Catholics and Anglicans, that the Church in England and Wales did not do enough to welcome refugees … Continue reading

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Emerging Clarity

Damian Thompson writes on his UK Telegraph blog: For crying out loud, there is no future at all for theologically literate Anglo-Catholic opponents of women bishops in the Church of England. I think that’s been obvious for a good while; … Continue reading

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Wright on Anglicanism

In the London Times, the Anglican bishop of Durham, Tom Wright states that: In the slow-moving train crash of international Anglicanism, a decision taken in California has finally brought a large coach off the rails altogether. The House of Bishops … Continue reading

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Leader of Orthodox Church in America on new Anglican body

From Stand Firm (Anglican blog): The leader of the Orthodox Church in North America has re-kindled the oldest ecumenical relationship in Christian history. Addressing delegates and attendees of the inaugural assembly of the Anglican Church in North America, His Beatitude, … Continue reading

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ACNA Assembly links

The Titus 1:9 blog has a convenient index page to material on the ACNA Inaugural Assembly June 2009, for those interested in Anglican ecclesial structures in the USA. Mary Alice Ailes is blogging from the Assembly, as is Wannabe Anglican.

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Unfudgeable Differences

At NCR, David Mills writes about Protestant Meltdown: Many cradle Catholics I know look at the moral conflicts tearing apart the mainline denominations with sadness, but as a convert from one of them (the Episcopal Church, the most notoriously divided … Continue reading

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On Leviticus

Besides Mary Douglas’ anthropological commentary on Leviticus as Literature, the commentary by Ephraim Radner in the Brazos Theological Commentary series is useful. From the introduction: The letter to the Hebrews, in fact, locates the work of God depicted in Leviticus … Continue reading

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Against Nominalism

From a useful, irenic article by Anglican Fr. Robert Hart on Defining the Terms: It may be apparent by now that one of the great hindrances to clear thinking and teaching is a combination of simplistic and reactionary thought mixed … Continue reading

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On Confirmation

There is a useful general article on Confirmation at Wikipedia. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (and the Compendium, at the same link) gives the authoritative position of the Catholic Church. The token Anglican volume in my booklist, Jeremy Taylor … Continue reading

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