Anglican clergy claim the rules set out in the document make the offer seem more generous than it first seemed.
Fr Geoffrey Kirk, the national secretary of Forward in Faith, which represents Anglicans sympathetic to Catholicism, said more clergy would probably convert as a result.
“Of the 450 parishes I knew would take it (the Pope’s invitation) seriously, I said between 150 and 200 would convert. Now I think it’ll be more than 200.”
The details published today confirm that Church of England priests who are married will be allowed – on a case-by-case basis – to serve as Roman Catholic priests.
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BBC: Anglicans welcome offer from Rome
Anglican clergy claim the rules set out in the document make the offer seem more generous than it first seemed.
Fr Geoffrey Kirk, the national secretary of Forward in Faith, which represents Anglicans sympathetic to Catholicism, said more clergy would probably convert as a result.
“Of the 450 parishes I knew would take it (the Pope’s invitation) seriously, I said between 150 and 200 would convert. Now I think it’ll be more than 200.”
The details published today confirm that Church of England priests who are married will be allowed – on a case-by-case basis – to serve as Roman Catholic priests.
Read it all.