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(Telegraph) Seven Anglican priests and 300 parishioners join Catholic church

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

Seven Church of England priests and 300 members of their congregations are converting to a new section of the Roman Catholic church.

The group, from three parishes in Essex and three in East London, is the biggest so far to announce its move to the Ordinariate, which was set up by the Vatican as a haven for disaffected traditionalist Anglicans who oppose the ordination of women.

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