Catholics warn C of E over women bishops

VirtueOnline-News ^ | 11/23/2005 | Jonathan Petre, The Telegraph

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The Roman Catholic Church has issued a scathing critique of Church of England plans to admit women bishops, warning that the reform would "radically" impair their relations.

In an official paper, the Catholic bishops said that consecrating women was "a tremendous and intolerable risk" that could cause "irreparable damage", both within and outside the Anglican Church.

It said that while the Church of England was free to do as it wanted, such a step was at odds with the "texts and spirit" of recent statements on unity drawn up between the two Churches.

While the Catholic Church's opposition to women priests and bishops is well known, the blunt tone of the 10-page document will disappoint the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.

Dr Williams has made no secret of his desire for greater unity with the Catholic Church, from which the Church of England separated during the reign of Henry VIII.

He became the first serving archbishop to attend a papal funeral in April and he led an Anglican delegation to meet Benedict XVI the day after the new Pope's inauguration.

Despite tensions over issues such as homosexuality, Dr Williams has also built up a warm rapport with Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, his Catholic counterpart.

Drawn up by the Department of Dialogue and Unity, headed by the Archbishop of Southwark, the Most Rev Kevin McDonald, it is the bishops' official response to the Church of England Rochester report, published in 2004.

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Speak the truth in love. Eph 4:15

[Blzbba]

The Church of England should respond with a scathing critique of appointing homosexuals to the priesthood.

[Tax-chick]

Yeah, that's worked out so well for them.

[TheGeezer]

Yeah, that's worked out so well for them. It has worked out even better for the ECUSA, I understand. In fact, the bishops of ECUSA have pronounced St. Paul null and void regarding his condemnation of homosexual activities, right? They have given the concept concelebration a whole new meaning...

So much for casting the first stone.

[Nihil Obstat]

Don't they already have Bishop Vicki?

[x5452]

1Cr 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.


1Cr 14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.


1Cr 14:36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?


1Cr 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

[ValenB4]

Rowan Williams vs. Benedict XVI. Gee, I wonder who will win that battle of the wills.

[Conservative til I die]

The Church of England should respond with a scathing critique of appointing homosexuals to the priesthood.

Since the Church of England happily allows gay priests and bishops, I'm not really sure that's gonna happen.

[ken5050]

What, pray tell, does the AofC actually do these days?

[Romulus]

The Church of England should respond with a scathing critique of appointing homosexuals to the priesthood.

I wish they would.

[Antoninus]

The Church of England should respond with a scathing critique of appointing homosexuals to the priesthood.

Uh, in case you haven't seen, the Catholic Church has just put out a re-affirmation of their prohibition on ordaining homosexuals to the priesthood.

Meanwhile, the C of E is consecrating openly "gay" bishops in New Hampshire.

In such a context, your comment is the opposite of truth.

[ValenB4]

Besides remaining inconspicuous, not much.

[Tantumergo]

"The Church of England should respond with a scathing critique of appointing homosexuals to the priesthood."

LOL. Please write to the AoC and suggest exactly that.