In an attempt to heal the rift in the ranks of the Anglican Church over homosexuality, new guidelines issued by the Church of England will not allow priests to bless same-sex weddings or marry someone of the same sex themselves.
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Rift Grows as Church of England Proposes Consecration of Female Bishops
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Traditional Anglicans in the UK may have moved one step closer to entering the Catholic Church upon receiving the news that the Church of England will support the consecration of women as bishops and priests and plans to provide only minor safeguards for parishes that do not support these ordinations.
Details Emerge about the Vatican’s Surprise Announcement to Anglicans
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Reaction to the Vatican’s surprise move to open the doors of the Church to disaffected Anglicans is causing a range of emotions from joy and relief to consternation and confusion.
Pope to Visit England Where Queen is said to be Warming to Catholicism
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During the first papal visit to the UK since 1982, which is scheduled for 2010, Pope Benedict XVI will find a warm welcome at Buckingham Palace by the Queen is said to be “appalled” by the liberal leanings of the Church of England and growing “increasingly sympathetic” to the Catholic Church.
