Telegraph: Archbishop of Canterbury tells Pope that Catholic row left him feeling 'awkward'

…[Dr. Williams on Vatican Radio] added: “Naturally, I wanted to express some of the concerns about the way in which the announcement of the constitution had been handled and received.

“Clearly many Anglicans, myself included, felt that it put us in an awkward position for a time ”“ not the content [of the constitution] so much as some of the messages that were given out.

“I needed to share with the Pope some of those concerns. I think those were expressed and heard in a very friendly spirit.”

He said people were wrong to think that the Catholic Church had been trying to attract Anglicans with “advertising or special officers”.

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3 comments on “Telegraph: Archbishop of Canterbury tells Pope that Catholic row left him feeling 'awkward'

  1. azusa says:

    HE feels awkward? How does he think we’ve been feeling for years?

  2. dwstroudmd+ says:

    Concur, azusa.

  3. COLUMCIL says:

    Just the special offer of peace. Unity with the Church of our origin is priceless.