Traditional Anglican bishops may convert to Catholicism

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Forward in Faith, the largest conservative faction of the Anglican Communion, expressed disillusionment recently with the church’s stand on women clergy and said the changes may lead many conservative Anglicans to consider converting to Catholicism, the National Catholic Register said.

Forward in Faith has some 10,000 members globally and 1,000 clergy. Their chairman, Bishop John Broadhurst clearly stated that he personally is amenable to becoming Catholic under a new personal ordinariate by Pope Benedict XVI, the National Catholic Register said.
The ordinariate will allow former Anglicans to join the Catholic church en masse, at the same time retain aspects of Anglican religious faith and Eucharistic beliefs, the National Catholic Register said.

The divide began last month when the Church of England decided that in the next two years they would allow women to become bishops. At the Church of England’s General Synod in York, England traditionalists sought to amend a rule for alternative male bishops, the National Catholic Register said.

They wanted parishes who did not wish to have a women bishop to be able to avail of a male alternative who would have autonomy and joint jurisdiction. The amendment had the support of John Sentamu, archbishop of York, and Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, the National Catholic Register said.

However the synod voted against the amendment and said women bishops could decide on any alternative bishop provided they adhere to a code of practice when dealing with traditionalists, the National Catholic Register said.

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