Catholic church eyes Anglicans who may feel their church is too liberal
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict on Tuesday took a major step to make it easier for disaffected Anglicans who feel their church has become too liberal to convert to Roman Catholicism.
The move comes after years of discontent in some sectors of the 77-million-strong worldwide Anglican community over the ordination of women priests and homosexual bishops.
While both sides stressed the step would not affect dialogue between the two churches, it was clear it was taken because of the growing number of Anglicans who want to leave their Church.
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Even church is all about money, makes me sick.
Maybe the Pope thinks if they make it easier for people to convert then less dioceses will declare bankruptcy. Couldn't the Vatican float them a loan.
former Catholic
The Vatican takes care of the Vatican. Its a business.
Very big & lucrative business.
More people more money, that is all they care about.
As an Episcopal I have been contemplating this myself. I love the lithurgy and the church, but I don't don't really stand with the church on it's loose morality regarding homesexuality, that's just me excercisng my right to express myself.
This Ones are Going To Far------These Ones are out of thier depth---The Must be Stopped at all Costs---2 Thousand Years of History, The want to destroy----This Shall never Happen----As Happening Is a distruction of Thus-----But all is well-----As the just talk----The Holy Spirit will ........, But Has the protestants said, money and power can corrupt any Soul----What Next Is the Question----Has for some reason the just cant shut -up, and Worship---The are always looking to change something,,,,, so if the Protestants dont want to convert with this stupid Apostolic Constititution---what will they do-bribe them next----the are nothing but a disgrace to Our Faith-----The should Quietly Leave----and join the protestants---has this is not a business of merging------One more voice fromm them ----and the chains will be taken off---and the bird will fly.......... Has Are the trying to say that all the Popes and Saints that Lived---got it wrong----has for some reason----this generation think---the are something-----that the , wake up one morning--and talk a whole lot of crap-----do they know Father was killed on the Cross---bet you---if they were there----the would have done a deal or negotiated---or name one of thier so called stupid constitution---has once the sit down in luxury and have breakfast in thier luxury surroundings---they tend to get carried away----if the are not bowing down to science----the are bowing down to a song called Imagine---if not that the are banging thier head on --the wall of you know what---- men of disgrace----Of course the Catholic Faith Is the one and only True Faith, but like the Jews---Grace can be taken from any man---and be given to the next---- no man is above GOD or his works---and for that reason the "word" does not change---because a few Protestants are giving you praise---has its what the do---like camelions every 50 years the have another shape and colour---but guess what todays men are falling for it------The Core of The Faithful---should be ready to-----if the Holy Spirit decides to move us----has the house is shaking
Don't you know...those Catholics...they just take up collections to raise money to buy tickets to heaven.
What do we see that proves they use the money for anything good like: feeding the hungry (Food for the Poor Inc), clothing the poor (St. Vincent de Paul), providing shelter to the homeless (Sisters of Mercy), serving the sick (The Camillian Task Force), promoting life (Crisis Pregnancy Center), counseling the depressed (http://www.catholictherapists.com/), preserving thousands of years of history and literature (The Vatican)...
Did any of you actually read the entire article? (which mentions nothing of money by the way) This is monumentally open-minded and forward thinking from the Vatican. The church has never apologized for it's conservative stand on critical social issues, and it has also never waivered on them. Now they have opened their doors to simply offer options - choices to those distressed by libral changes to their Belief.
If you don't like it, exercise your personal ability to think and "vote with your dollars" at another church! But don't ignorantly pass judgment on mine.
Anon- 1:23
I, for one, am not ignorantly passing judgement on your religion. I'm not Catholic now, but I was Catholic for a very long time. Catholic views have always been extremely conservative (even when I went to Catholic school). But they seem to always be about money. That's why I exercised my right to leave the Catholic church. No one said they don't do any good for people but the Vatican didn't get built on good deeds.
I can see the slogan "If you hate gays join us"
1:23,
Amen.
shame you let something like money come between you and God! Leaving your faith over such an issue is very small minded. Wouldn't it have been easier to just make donations to the causes you support and forget about the ones you don't support. seem's to me to just be an easy excuse for bashing my church! At least you can say no to the church, trying saying no to washington! That's where the real thieves are!
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