[Agrarian]

I remember reading the Crockford's File, where William Oddie wrote some very insightful things about Orthodoxy, especially in the context of a trip he made to Greece.

I met Oddie at a meeting in the late 80's -- fascinating guy. It was clear that he was leaning toward Rome. I find it interesting that Oddie would be talking about a parallel "Anglo-Catholic" jurisdiction in England under Rome even today. One wonders what the point would be, and why B16 would be sympathetic to the idea...

Would it be temporary or permanent? Would "regular" Catholics and "Anglo-Catholics" be allowed to go back and forth freely between the "rites?" All very interesting.

[hispanichoosier]

I met Oddie at a meeting in the late 80's -- fascinating guy. It was clear that he was leaning toward Rome. I find it interesting that Oddie would be talking about a parallel "Anglo-Catholic" jurisdiction in England under Rome even today. One wonders what the point would be, and why B16 would be sympathetic to the idea...

Well, America already has a type of parallel jurisdiction, though it doesn't have its own bishop. There are a few churches in America that have been allowed by the Holy See to employ the Anglican Use Liturgy. Their liturgy, I believe, is based on the Book of Common Prayer, but they are in communion with the Holy See.

[Tantumergo]

"I find it interesting that Oddie would be talking about a parallel "Anglo-Catholic" jurisdiction in England under Rome even today. One wonders what the point would be, and why B16 would be sympathetic to the idea..."

The point would be that the English Catholic bishops are so liberal that they are a deterrent to any tradition-minded Christian entering the Catholic Church here. If they had their own jurisdiction they wouldn't come under the authority of these limp-wristed heretics.

B16 has known for years that there is a de facto schism by the English hierarchy.