Vatican on Anglicans: celibacy rule unchanged

[ccharles000]

(Vatican City) The Vatican on Monday confirmed that opening the door to married Anglican priests doesn’t mean the Roman Catholic church is easing the requirement for celibacy for its clergy.

The Holy See press office released rules and guidelines, known as an Apostolic Constitution, as part of efforts to make it easier for disillusioned, traditionalist Anglicans to cross over to the Roman Catholic fold.

Under the Vatican’s initiative, Anglicans, turned off by their own church’s embrace of openly gay clerics, women priests and blessing of same-sex unions, can join new parishes, called “personal ordinariates” that are headed by former Anglican prelates

Vatican officials had previously stressed that married Anglican priests would be allowed to remain in the priesthood on a case-by-case basis as they join the Roman Catholic fold.

Still, the Vatican’s decision to allow Anglicans to keep some aspects of their liturgy and identity had raised questions over whether the Roman Catholic requirement for celibacy might change.

On Monday, the Vatican reaffirmed its resolve to leave the celibacy requirement unchanged.

http://www.365gay.com/news/vatican-on-anglicans-celibacy-rule-unchanged/

[dflprincess]

1. The Anglican church should issue a formal invitation to Catholics

who are turned off buy their own church's sexism and homophobia.

[FreakinDJ]

2. Church is too cheap to support the Priest's children

That is why in the 13th century they made up the rule

[Raster]

4. The church also did not want priests passing church property to their offspring.

As with so many decisions, it's not about faith, it's about MONEY!

[Captain Hilts]

3. They don't need one, it's been happening for years. nt

[regnaD kciN]

5. We don't need to...

...we get enough Roman Catholics transferring to Anglicanism without needing one.

[dflprincess]

8. That's true

the Anglicans/Episcopalians are the first stop for all lapsed Catholics. I was just thinking the Pope's public appeal to should matched by one from the Archbishop of Canterbury, even though it would only be a formality. Perhaps the two could work out a "parishioner exchange".

[regnaD kciN]

6. Also, if you are already a Roman Catholic...

...you won't be allowed to join one of these "personal ordinarities." They're only for traditionalist Anglicans.

Does the term "separate but equal" sound familiar?

[SidDithers]

7. "Hey Anglicans! Church reforms got you down?....

Well, if you're homophobic and anti-woman, come join us...in the Catholic Church!"

:eyes:

Sid