This is big news.
Damian Thompson reports:
Bishop John Broadhurst, Bishop of Fulham in the Anglican diocese of London, is to resign his post later this year to join the Pope’s Ordinariate. The Catholic Herald’s Anna Arco broke the story, also revealing that Bishop Broadhurst will stay as chairman of Forward in Faith, which he says is “not a Church of England organisation”. It sounds as if traditional Anglo-Catholicism is undergoing a major shift (or crisis) of allegiance, because FiF, though not representative of everyone in that constituency, was the main body for Anglo-Catholics in the Church of England opposed to women bishops and priests. Now it seems to be heading towards Roman Catholicism.
October 16, 2010 at 3:59 am
Awesome!!!
October 17, 2010 at 4:32 am
Wow- God is good
October 17, 2010 at 6:10 am
Its about damn time.
October 17, 2010 at 5:32 pm
My experience with Anglican converts is that an Anglican born Catholic priest sponsored a nullity petition he knew was a lie. It destroyed our valid marriage.
Not thrilled with this Pope or his antics.
Since I cannot stop him……..
October 18, 2010 at 3:23 pm
anomynous, do not assume the worst about a group based on the integrity problems of one member. You can look at our own Church, recently and through history and see the same and worse. Sin is part of the Human condition. We all need Jesus to restore what was lost….to make all things new.
October 20, 2010 at 1:06 am
As a storm-tossed Episcopal clergymen seeking refuge from the sinking Anglican/Druid ship…I can't tell you how thankful I am for Pope Benedict's offer of a lifeboat. This took courage and evangelical vision. I assure you I am neither a homophobe nor a misogynist. I love your website, and can't wait to come home to the fullness of truth….