John Allen: Vatican's chief ecumenist on angling for Anglicans

When [ Cardinal Walter] Kasper was asked last about rumors that the Traditional Anglican Communion, a breakaway bloc of conservative Anglican churches, might soon be incorporated into the Catholic church, he seemed to want to play down the impact of such a move on Anglican-Catholic relations.

“We are not fishing in the Anglican lake,” Kasper insisted. “Proselytism is not a policy of the Catholic church.”

That said, Kasper added that “if in conscience some [Anglicans] want to become Catholics, we cannot shut the door.”

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One comment on “John Allen: Vatican's chief ecumenist on angling for Anglicans

  1. TridentineVirginian says:

    [i]Proselytism is not a policy of the Catholic church.[/i]

    Huh?!

    Now you can see why the Holy Father left this man completely out of the matter.