You wrote:
“I am looking forward to see if they are required to subscribe to all beliefs and doctrines and Catholic dogma in the Catechism...”
TAC members already do. They all signed the Catechism to attest to that fact.
“...including use of the official Douay version of the Catholic Bible...”
What? The Church doesn’t use it as an official translation anymore. The NAB and RSV are essentially official editions.
“...and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.”
TAC already believe in it. It’s also in the Anglican Breviary for more than 50 years already so it can’t be a problem for those who take Anglican tradition seriously.
“I cannot see how any such exemptions would be granted without tearing asunder Catholic teaching.”
No such “exemptions” are necessary, nor will they be granted. I doubt many people would even ask for them.
Thanks for the response.
One of my interests is how annulment will be dealt with. How many TAC clergy are on there second marriage? The RC Church has been liberal in granting annulments to the laity, but 1 Timothy 3 will need to be addressed for clergy.
Oddly enough, instead of the laity, it may be a boon to the Anglican clergy that may now take advantage of the wide Roman annulment guidelines.
I thought Bp. Iker’s statement about second marriage laity was really strange and still do, but it got me to thinking about the Anglican clergy. That is: 1. RC laity wedding all done right, divorce and remarriage, big problem. 2. Anglican clergy: Anglican wedding all done right, divorce and remarriage, no problem. It wasn’t a RC wedding, so annulment is just a letter away.
In short, to NYer as well, the delay has a lot more on its plate than celibacy.