tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318946601530749054.post8396088508392366730..comments2023-08-02T15:41:21.326+01:00Comments on Ancient Richborough: A Code of Practice Will Not DoEdwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213363119774322096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318946601530749054.post-91580176106601609812010-05-10T06:08:47.660+01:002010-05-10T06:08:47.660+01:00As the July deadline approaches when it will be &q...As the July deadline approaches when it will be "D" Day re. Women Bishops - it is interesting to note the mass exodus of so many diocesan bishops - Chelmsford, Durham, Ely, Lincoln, Salisbury, Southwark et al.<br />I wonder if by any chance they are related?Father Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902961006821419938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318946601530749054.post-52286212255909455112010-05-09T14:38:12.843+01:002010-05-09T14:38:12.843+01:00The bluff is being called; Pope Benedict's gen...The bluff is being called; Pope Benedict's generous offer of an Anglican Ordinariate in full communion with the Holy See and structurally part of the Catholic Church is being used to absolve the Church of England from any duty to provide for those who dispute the right of synodical majorities to determine doctrine. Whilst a previous Archbishop of Canterbury might have declared that the Church of England had no doctrine but that of the Undivided Church, it is clear it now has no doctrine but that of General Synod.motupropriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261356560114077508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318946601530749054.post-7958661444559646592010-05-09T13:17:54.524+01:002010-05-09T13:17:54.524+01:00What a poor performance by Fr Houlding, Chairman t...What a poor performance by Fr Houlding, Chairman the Catholic Group on General Synod, on the BBC Radio 4 “Sunday” programme this morning. We need media-trained advocates for the Catholic cause within the CofE. Fr Houlding wasted the interview by talking about the proposed Code of Conduct driving Anglican Catholics out of the church, but he didn’t explain why.<br />Let’s stop pussyfooting around and explain the basics. Except for the Sacrament of Baptism (which any Christian may administer in extremis), all Sacraments conferred by a woman priest or woman bishop are invalid. In the case of women bishops, any deacons or priests they ordain, or any bishops they consecrate, will themselves have invalid orders. A male priest ordained by a woman bishop will not be able to celebrate Mass in a Catholic Anglican parish because he will still be a layman. We must clearly explain to our people that they must check the validity of all clerics’ Orders before they perform any sacramental function. Catholic Anglicans in the CofE should demand that any validly ordained clergy must carry, and be prepared to display, a passport of sacramental authenticity. Without such a safeguard we are on the fast track to lay presidency.Antient Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906394952208879170noreply@blogger.com