The Vatican publishes law for Anglicans to join the Catholic

The Pope has signed the canon law that would create Personal Ordinariates which would pave the way for Anglicans to become Catholics.

The law would allow them to hold on to many of their own customs and traditions.

The document is an Apostolic Constitution called Anglicanorum Coetibus, which means groups of Anglicans.

The Vatican stresses it does not intend to attract Anglicans by the numbers, rather the new law is in response to bishops, priests and lay people in the Anglican Church who have expressed interest in joining the Catholic Church.

From now on, there could be one or more ordinariates for each Episcopal Conference. For example, there will be one or several in the Unites States, the same would go for Canada and France.

The ordinariates would be established by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vaticans department that studies special situations, like the kind that will deal with married Anglican priests.

One of the most significant rules in the document includes the one which states the Pope will elect one out of three candidates proposed by the governing council to be Ordinary.

As for Anglican bishops who are married, they will only be welcomed as priests, but can be considered ordinaries. In other words, while they will govern their followers they will not govern priests or bishops.

In any case, the ordinary will have the same powers as the bishops of the Catholic dioceses. For example, he would be able to establish a religious order, take part in the Episcopal conference and establish a parish.

But as a rule the ordinary will get help to manage finances from a governing council made up of 6 priests.

As for lay people, only Anglicans who want to be part of the ordinary would be welcomed and would have to submit a request in writing.

The Vatican expects it will take months before the first Anglican Ordinariate is established.

And according to its statistics, at least 50 bishops have asked to join the Catholic Church along with their followers.

JMB/MC

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[drdst17]

@qantasCapt Watch your tongue, heretic. The Holy Catholic Church existed long before a group of arrogant heretics decided to change the entire Church canon, with NO authority from God to do so. It continues to exist today.

Which of the 33,000 Protestant sects do you belong to? To which heretical doctrines to you base your salvation upon? Your own? Some other fallen sinner?

Jesus founded One Church upon St. Peter, and the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

[bitterclinger100]

It's truly a sign of the times that our separated brethren are finally coming home.

[olayag808]

Its amazing how the Protestants claim that they are being thought through the bible and yet they are made to hate others specially catholics. I grew up as catholic but I was never thought to hate protestants. Protestant preachers should learn from the examples of the saints.

[armando1955ify]

Nimo753 I don't think God would like your comment about anti roman Catholic! if your such a anglican Christian then why do you put comments like that!

[drdst17]

@Nimo753 I'm sorry you are so angry. May God give you the strength to heal your wounds and give you the wisdom to understand what is happening to your religious sect. The Catholic Church is our true Mother on Earth and it is time for the rebellion against it to end.

God Bless.

[Nimo753]

I LOVE ANGLICANISM AS IT IS ! IM ANTI ROMAN CATHOLIC ! SO PROUD GOD CREATED ME THAT WAY ! I

[Nimo753]

@drdst17 - no point in your comment asshole ! you really have to learn what does FUCK OFF means ...and if you support your fucked POPE`S push for globalisation ....GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY SIGHT 666 !

[drdst17]

@Nimo753 Nice language. Maybe if your sect wasn't heretical, a huge portion of your members wouldn't be clamoring to return home to the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic faith.

But go ahead and swear at me again, if it makes you feel better about yourself.

[Nimo753]

@drdst17 fuck you asshole , just fuck off Anglican bussiness....go fuck the pope JUST FUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKK OOOOOOOOOF

[OCflip]

The vatican still to this day discriminates and is not prefect, That is why I switched, but will still respect all religions as long as they respect mine....ANGLICAN

[jaredarko]

Where are the Gargamacks from south park???

[polgas733]

@MrNafetalai Hey Asshole, The death of St. Peter is attested to by Tertullian at the end of the 2nd century, and by Origen in Eusebius, Church History III.1. Origen says: "Peter was crucified at Rome with his head downwards, as he himself had desired to suffer.-WIKIPEDIA

The Anglican Church was established after the Catholic Church... so cut the crap