[vladimir998]

No, he wasn’t a Catholic Bishop - and the pope did not say he was a Catholic Bishop either. He simply called him a fellow bishop since he apparently had valid orders through an Old Catholic line.

[ebb tide]

He simply called him a fellow bishop since he apparently had valid orders through an Old Catholic line.

I find it amusing when people throw out totally unsupported propositions, such as "valid orders" to defend the scandals of Pope Francis.

Tony Palmer – the New Face of Anglicanism

On the Nullity of Anglican Orders