Well, they have got to pedal their bicycle a LONG way backward before they will get me back. Left the EC in the late '70's when they started getting political and trendy-lefty. This is a step in the right direction, but it is just the first of many...
I think the homosexual church thing is what has sent a huge wake up call.
I bet they realized there was no way they could defend a UNIFIED effort by various parishes to break away. I bet this is really a financial deci$$$ion more than faith.
This is all about the worship of the benjamins.