From the Church Times
THE MAN appointed by the Pope to the most senior position of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has promised to nurture an “open” relationship with Anglican leaders.
Last week, Pope Benedict XVI named the Most Revd Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, as Archbishop of Westminster, succeed ing Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor.
He will be installed in Westminster Cathedral on 21 May, Ascension Day, but will remain in Birmingham until then. Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, who is 76, and has resigned on grounds of his age, will act as apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until that date.
After his appointment was announced on Friday, Archbishop Nichols, who is 63, told reporters that he was committed to furthering ecumenical dialogue, despite differ ences on issues such as the ordination of women.
He said that “great strides” had been made towards unity in recent years, and that it was vital that the Churches continued jointly to translate their “inspiration of faith” into “solid action”.
“Yes, there are profound theological issues which in some ways have become sharper, and we have to keep addressing those and keep an open relationship with the Church of En gland,” he said. “That will no doubt exercise our minds and our generosity; but the most important thing is that Christians continue to work together, and inspire each other.”
Archbishop Nichols, as chairman of the Department for Education and Formation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has previously joined forces with Anglican bishops in defence of church schools.
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