Posted on 08/05/2022 7:12:42 PM PDT by marshmallow
Canterbury, England, Aug 5, 2022 / 09:26 am In ecumenical discussions at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has said that most Anglicans recognize the pope as “the father of the Church in the West.”
Welby said that he is “not proud” of the level of progress made in promoting Christian unity in recent years. He attributed this stasis in part to what he termed “habits of separation” that have been fostered over the last 500 years.
Nonetheless, he believes that the majority of the Church of England’s members acknowledge the pope to be “the father of the Church in the West.”
Addressing the conference, Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect for the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, stressed the urgency of ecumenical dialogue. Koch called the present state of division an Tablet, Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham Bernard Longley noted the ability of the conference to cement the unity of the Anglican Communion.
Longley pointed out that the road to wider Christian unity and dialogue between the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church would be “hampered” if the former were to divide.
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This Anglican Priest doesn’t.
It’s not surprising that heretics would recognize a fellow heretic as “Father of the Church”.
There is only one Father and He never delegated the status.
Ya well technically Biden is the leader of our country. That doesn’t mean that both of them aren’t racing us to the bottom of the bowl.
Ah, a Unitarian Pope.
Jesus, the Rock upon which the Church was built, is Father of the Church, the Body of believers in Christ.
The head of the Anglican Church is the Queen of England.
Does nor equal apostolic succession. It is devoured by cultural relativism.
The current Pope is deeply flawed. He could care less about unity with the Anglican Communion.
Pope John Paul II was the leader, followed by Pope Benedict.
There is one father and its a sin to call these people father.
The archbishop is wrong
And an idiot. IF he recognizes the pope as such he should step down
Only the theological ignorant would disagree.
So says the Anglican whose church over the last century has lost more than half its members.
You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church.
One rock.
Not 40k+ rocks.
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