Justin Welby: I Don’t Mind if Anglicans Convert to Catholicism

The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 1/24/19 | Mark Greaves

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Archbishop Justin Welby said Rome was 'such a source of inspiration'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is perfectly happy to see Anglicans convert to Catholicism.

In an interview with The Spectator, Archbishop Justin Welby was asked about the number of Anglican clergy becoming Catholic. Some estimates, the article said, suggested that one in 10 Catholic priests in England and Wales were former Anglican vicars.

“Who cares?” Archbishop Welby replied. “I don’t mind about all that. Particularly if people go to Rome, which is such a source of inspiration.”

He explained: “I had an email from a very old friend, an Anglican priest who has decided to go to Rome. I wrote back saying: how wonderful! As long as you are following your vocation, you are following Christ. It’s just wonderful.

“What we need is for people to be disciples of Jesus Christ. I don’t really care whether it’s the Church of England or Rome or the Orthodox or Pentecostals or the Lutherans or Baptists. They are faithful disciples of Christ,” he said.

Archbishop Welby has long been seen as sympathetic to Catholicism. His spiritual director is Fr Nicolas Buttet, a Swiss Catholic priest who is founder of the Eucharistein Fraternity. The Anglican leader has described himself as a “spiritual magpie”: he speaks in tongues, but also spends time silently praying before the Eucharist and has said his prayer life owes much to St Ignatius of Loyola and the Benedictines.

In the interview, Archbishop Welby described Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster as a “very close” friend. “We see each other regularly, we pray together, we talk together,” he said.

[daniel1212]

Yes...but...the believer must remain in a state of grace through his works, right? Catholicism is the epitome of "bait and switch". You are saved by grace but kept saved by your works. That is why no Catholic will profess to an assurance of his salvation. He is one "mortal" sin away from hell!

True believers possess eternal life by faith (1 John 5:13) but Scripture does warn believers about departing from the living God in unbelief, drawing back into perdition, making Christ of no effect, to no profit, falling from grace, (Heb. 3:12; 10:38,39; Gal. 5:1-4) - which denial is the only thing one can and must take credit for.

But the problem with most Catholics is that they never had a "Scriptural day of salvation," and as explained, "salvation by grace" means that "by the grace of God" they actually become good enough to be with God via (for most) baptism without personal faith and repentance, and thru RC Purgatory. About which I have said much already in refutation.

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[Mark17]

You are saved by grace but kept saved by your works. That is why no Catholic will profess to an assurance of his salvation. He is one "mortal" sin away from hell!

That’s what I was taught, and believed when I was a catholic. Since I am not a catholic anymore, I don’t accept that line of reasoning. I have assurance of salvation. Everyone should. It’s a beautiful thing. 😁🤣👍