From the New York Times:
Pope Benedict XVI defended his decision to invite disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Church en masse, saying Friday it was the ''ultimate aim'' of ecumenism.
Benedict told members of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that the invitation wasn't an attack on the church's reunification efforts with other Christians but was rather designed to help them by bringing about ''full and visible communion.''
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The Vatican's invitation ''is not in any way contrary to the ecumenical movement but shows, instead, its ultimate aim which consists of reaching full and visible communion of the Lord's disciples,'' Benedict told the members of the congregation, which he headed for a quarter century before becoming pope
The title of the post is the headline of the the story at The Lead. The headline says all that needs to be said.
Thanks to John for sending the link.
You will be assimilated.
ReplyDeleteErp, do you know the former name of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith?
ReplyDeleteNon one ever expects to know that, Mimi.
ReplyDeleteI should have said "the original name", because there's been more than one change. The original name makes you sit up and take note.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if an inquisition will be required to accept the invitation?
ReplyDeleteWill there be burnings for wrong answers?
ReplyDeleteI think the torture will be having to endure orthodoxy as defined by Ratzy. Of course (wv=dersers), if they do go over they will have their just dersers.
ReplyDeleteRather than the euphemistic "Enhanced Interrogation", Roman Catholicism uses a particularly cruel form of torture they refer to as "The Homily".
ReplyDeleteFeh!
ReplyDeleteAnd my word thang is: spinch
my thought exactly.
At least none of those accepting the Holy Father's magnanimous gift to Anglicans can say they haven't been warned!
ReplyDeleteAt least none of those accepting the Holy Father's magnanimous gift to Anglicans can say they haven't been warned!
ReplyDeleteI've tried, Erika.
What's puzzling to me is how the Anglican or Episcopal crossovers think that they will be anything but Roman Catholic converts.
They'll work it out eventually....massive intellect is just not their forte.
ReplyDeleteWait until the Roman Catholic "Anglicans" have one or more of their beloved "Anglican" traditional practices stopped by papal fiat.
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