Edmund Campion, 24 JAN 1540–1 DEC 1581
Posted on 04/12/2012 8:06:25 AM PDT by Cronos
A Croydon congregation has taken an extraordinary leap of faith by switching their beliefs to follow a popular preacher.
Parishioners at a Church of England parish church have converted to Catholicism after their vicar left to join a neighbouring Catholic church six weeks ago.
Father Donald Minchew, together with 69 of his previous congregation - almost half his flock - and three new members, were received into the full communion at St Mary's Church, in Wellesley Road, on April 3.
Former Anglican bishop, Monsignor John Broadhurst, received and confirmed the group, who will now form the Croydon Ordinariate.
Father Donald was the vicar at St Michael's and All Angels Parish Church in Poplar Walk, Croydon, for 16-and-a half years.
He resigned in February because he disagreed with decisions being made by the Church of England, including the ordination of female priests and bishops.
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"I think the reason they came across during the Ordinariate is because they don't quibble over things like the clergy, but I think there is a great comfort in the Catholic church, you know what you believe and what the church teaches.
"In the Church of England you don't know what the church believes from one synod to the next.
"What we would have taken for granted for 30 years you can't now, but in the Catholic church it's not changing.
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Welcome home, indeed.
In the eighties I walk into the famous episcopal church down in wall street NYC. Trinity Church during lent. I could not tell the difference from Catholic until the end of service. This is where George Washington was sworn in NY. As President. NY was the capital it was moved to D.C.
When I worked in manhattan during the eighties, what I found comforting was the services at all different hours in all the churches. I would go to St Patricks or all the others. There are so many to go to in a single day.
You will have mass at all hour morning , noon and evening.
Before I left NY, I would always take the LIRR train to Manhattan to hear Father George Rutler at Our Saviour Church on Park ave. He is on" Christ in the City" tv show from EWTN. What Homily sermon' s this man would speak.
Truly anointed.
When of the famous incidents was at a restaurant the atheist Hitchens started to debate this priest. Hitchens could not take the intellectual talk. HE called him every vile name. Stormed out like a child.
Protestant Croydon flock follows vicar to Catholic church {Ecumenical}
That's too bad.
Lol!!
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