Entries Tagged as “Ecumenism”

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The Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus:  A Bridge to Nowhere?
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on November 09, 2009
Excerpt:  The pope has issued his apostolic constitution making provision for former Anglicans to become Roman Catholics. There will be many words spilled over this, but I will simply note what…   Read full post >>

The Full Text of the Apostolic Constitution  Author: His Holiness, Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome & Patriarch of the West
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on November 09, 2009 Excerpt: The full text of the awaited Apostolic Constitution establishing norms for the reception of communities of Anglicans into union with the Holy See has been released.   Read full post >>

Whither Anglicanism?
By:  Neil Dhingra on October 27, 2009
Excerpt:  I've learned a lot from the recent discussions related to the Vatican's recent announcement about "Personal Ordinariates." However, from my perspective - that of a sympathetic (but ignorant) Roman Catholic,…   Read full post >>

Anglican?
By:  Fr. Tony Clavier on October 23, 2009
Excerpt:  The term Anglican as a brand name is of Victorian vintage.  It perhaps summons up that feeling of English self-confidence which went along with the Empire and perhaps antimacassars. The…   Read full post >>

Church of Sweden says yes to gay marriage
By:  Craig Uffman on October 22, 2009 Excerpt: The Synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden has come down in favour of church weddings for homosexuals in a vote held on Thursday morning. The decision, which is based…   Read full post >>

America Magazine: Mass Exodus of Anglo-Catholics to Follow
Channel: America  Author: AUSTEN IVEREIGH
By:  Craig Uffman on October 21, 2009 Excerpt: We'll all have to wait on the details to see, but America Magazine, (The National Catholic Weekly) expects that the recent move by the Pope will change the tapestry of…   Read full post >>

Pope announces special provisions to accept former Anglicans in Roman Cathol
Channel: Episcopal Life
By:  Craig Uffman on October 21, 2009 Excerpt: [Episcopal News Service] His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has announced his plans to allow provisions that would accept groups of former Anglicans who wish to convert to the Roman Catholic…   Read full post >>

Telegraph: Lambeth Palace ‘implacably opposed’ to Pope’s Anglican plans
Channel: Telegraph  Author: Damian Thompson
By:  Craig Uffman on October 21, 2009 Excerpt: This from a good source in Rome: apparently both Lambeth Palace and elements in the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity were “implacably opposed” to Pope Benedict XVI’s dramatic…   Read full post >>

Fr. Steenson: Policy Reflects Pope’s Passion
Channel: Living Church  Author: Doug LeBlanc
By:  Craig Uffman on October 21, 2009 Excerpt: Even as he studied at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome last year, the Rev. Jeffrey Steenson did not know just how much the Vatican was preparing to widen its…   Read full post >>

Pope Sets Plan for Disaffected Anglicans to Join Catholics
Channel: New York Times  Author: RACHEL DONADIO and LAURIE GOODSTEIN
By:  Craig Uffman on October 20, 2009 Excerpt: Though both Catholic and Anglican leaders sought on Tuesday to present the move as a more coherent, unified response to those seeking conversion, the Vatican appeared to have announced the…   Read full post >>

Tract 6: Respecting Boundaries (Pt 4)
By:  Dr. Nathan Jennings on August 05, 2009
Excerpt:  Go to Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3 of this series of six articles in ecclesiology. In the previous posts of this series I have pointed out the deep…   Read full post >>

HOB approves interim eucharistic sharing with United Methodist Church.
By:  Craig Uffman on July 15, 2009 Excerpt: Fr. Dan reports on our Twitter coverage that the HOB has approved interim eucharistic sharing with United Methodist Church. Hallelujah. This is already in place, so this is an extension…   Read full post >>

U.S. Bishops and Vatican View Obama Differently
Channel: New York Times  Author: LAURIE GOODSTEIN
By:  Craig Uffman on July 10, 2009 Excerpt: Ever since he took office, President Obama has been given a cold reception by some Roman Catholic bishops in the United States who have repeatedly emphasized their church’s differences with…   Read full post >>

Inter-Anglican Standing Commission for Unity, Faith and Order - IASCUFO
Channel: Anglican Communion News Service
By:  Craig Uffman on July 04, 2009 Excerpt: (ACNS) The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion have announced the membership of an important new commission, following extensive consultation with the Provinces of the…   Read full post >>

GENCON2009:  Occasion for Denominational Schism or Opportunity for Ecumenical Convergence?
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on July 04, 2009
Excerpt:  The General Convention/Triennial Issue of The Living Church magazine arrived in my in-box the other day. I braced myself for some depressing reading. What I found, however, surprised me. My…   Read full post >>

OCA Synod ‘Enthusiastic’ About Dialogue with ACNA
Channel: Living Church  Author: (The Rev.) George Conger
By:  Benjamin Guyer on June 24, 2009 Excerpt: If Anglicans foreswear Calvinism, female priests, and the filioque clause, the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) would be ready to begin a dialogue leading to the possible recognition of Anglican…   Read full post >>

An Invitation: The Living Church Reception and Round-Table
By:  Craig Uffman on June 23, 2009
Excerpt:  THE LIVING CHURCH reception and round-table discussion in Anaheim on “The Promise of Catholic Communion” Hosted by TLC’s new Executive Director, Dr. Christopher Wells with special guests: <ul><li>The Rev. Joseph…   Read full post >>

Reflections by the Moravian-Episcopal Dialogue
By:  Nicholas Knisely on June 21, 2009
Excerpt:  I. Introduction There have been concerns raised about two aspects of the Moravian-Episcopal full communion proposal concerning how Moravian bishops exercise oversight and how the order of deacon functions in…   Read full post >>

Contraception, debt relief tackled by Catholic-Anglican dialogue
Channel: Catholic News Service
By:  Craig Uffman on June 11, 2009 Excerpt: Washington D.C., Jun 10, 2009 / 01:37 pm (CNA).- Catholics and Anglicans sat down in Cincinnati on May 25-26 to hold establish a dialogue on two issues that feature prominently…   Read full post >>

Full communion with Moravians proposed
Channel: Episcopal Life  Author: Matthew Davies
By:  Craig Uffman on June 02, 2009 Excerpt: [Episcopal Life] Deepening relationships between the Episcopal Church and its ecumenical partners, including a proposal for full communion with the Moravian Church, will be the focus of draft legislation presented…   Read full post >>

Metropolitan Jonah on Ecumenical Relations
Channel: Orthodox Christians for Accountability  Author: Dmitry Vlasov
By:  Benjamin Guyer on May 14, 2009 Excerpt: In a recent interview given to the Russian religious information agency “Blagovest-Info”, Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America answered some questions on ecumenical relations that shed light on…   Read full post >>

First Impressions of the Ridley Cambridge Draft of an Anglican Covenant
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on April 09, 2009
Excerpt:  I have only had a chance to read through the draft a couple of times and to compare it to the St. Andrew's Draft, but my initial impressions are that…   Read full post >>

Book Review: The Identity of Anglicanism
By:  Benjamin Guyer on February 17, 2009
Excerpt:  <a></a> The Identity of Anglicanism: Essentials of Anglican Ecclesiology Paul Avis T & T Clark (2008) xii + 201 pp. isbn: 9780567032041 Paul Avis, the General Secretary of the Church…   Read full post >>

Mother Church and Christian Unity (Pt 2)
By:  Sam Keyes on February 14, 2009
Excerpt:  Part 2: De Lubac on baptism (Click here to go to Part 1.) In Corpus Mysticum de Lubac asserts as a basic sacramental principle that the sacraments constitute both pledge…   Read full post >>

Mother Church and Christian Unity
By:  Sam Keyes on February 13, 2009
Excerpt:  The following is the first of four articles in a series based on an essay I wrote last fall in a seminar on the work of the Catholic theologian Henri…   Read full post >>

Christian ecumenism and interfaith pluralism
By:  Craig Uffman on December 27, 2008
Excerpt:  Christian ecumenism, in the narrower sense referred to above, is the promotion of unity or cooperation between distinct religious groups or denominations of Christianity. Christian ecumenism is distinguished from interfaith…   Read full post >>

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