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To: B-Chan
You seem to be plugged in to the Anglican Use group.

Tell me, can somebody get in touch with whoever the Cardinal or other authority is in charge of Anglican Use and tell him to get started on an outreach program?

Even without having been to church since this vote, I know of several families in our parish who would be standing at the door of an Anglican Use parish waiting for the priest to unlock, if there were such a parish closer than Texas and South Carolina! And there are probably enough in the metro Atlanta area to start a VERY large parish right off the bat. Folks who could provide money, space, a house for the priest, and a good portion of his salary while the church got organized.

But somebody has to start the ball rolling.

453 posted on 08/06/2003 6:53:07 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . there is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: B-Chan; tinamina
Actually, there is another circumstance under which non-Catholics may receive. If you can show the priest that it is an emergency and that you adhere to proper doctrine (especially the Real Presence), you may receive after confession and absolution.

We used to do this pretty regularly because my family used to wander around Central America and the Caribbean during Christmas and Easter vacations. When Christmas or Easter rolled around, if we weren't on a British island or in a former British colony, there was never an Anglican church available. My dad (who speaks fluent Italian which will "go" in Mexico) would call on the local parish priest, explain our difficulty, vouch for our good faith, we would make confession and go to Mass.

Of course, my dad could sell a walk-in freezer to an Eskimo . . . . :-D so your mileage may vary.

456 posted on 08/06/2003 7:11:33 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . there is nothing new under the sun.)
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