From Wales-
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has claimed churches could be left without vicars as disaffected clerics resign to join a new section of the Roman Catholic church.
Swansea-born Rowan Williams, speaking in the Vatican, said the Anglican movement faced a series of practical challenges as a number of worshippers and members of the clergy planned to leave over the issue of the ordination of women bishops.
Speaking in an interview with Vatican radio, he said the issue had left significant numbers of Anglican traditionalists in “considerable confusion and distress”.
Earlier this month, three serving and two retired traditionalist Anglican bishops announced they would be among the first to leave the Church of England in order to accept an offer from Pope Benedict XVI.
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