Saturday, February 12, 2011

Colchester vicar happy to remain with Church of England


From The BBC-

An Anglican priest has been explaining his reasons for not defecting to the Roman Catholic Church.

In January it was revealed up to 300 Essex Anglicans and seven vicars could join the Ordinariate set up by Pope Benedict XVI for disaffected clergy.

Father Richard Tillbrook of St Barnabus Church in Colchester said he had thought long and hard about the offer.

"I have made my decision to stay because I love the Church of England," he said.
"I pray the new synod may well understand more fully the need to have provision within the Church of England for our sacramental surety and what it's all about."

Anglicans, some opposed to developments including women bishops, gay clergy and same-sex blessings, can enter the Ordinariate to convert to Rome while maintaining many of their own traditions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/essex/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_9393000/9393118.stm

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