Rector of Anglican Church in Canada Is Expelled; Refused to Accept Pope's Offer of Unity

The former Rector of St. John the Evangelist, Canon Stanley Sinclair, has been expelled from the cathedral and excommunicated from his parish and the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada -- based in Victoria, British Columbia -- because he refuses to accept Pope Benedict XVI's offer of unity being promoted by the Traditional Anglican Communion.

Canon Sinclair was dismissed from his post by the Very Rev. Shane Janzen, who accused Canon Sinclair of "sowing discord" and "going behind my back to spread false information, fear, and disunity," according to the Virtue Online website.

In his response to Janzen, Sinclair said the church he has known has been taken from him.

This scenario is a by-product of Pope Benedict's decision in the fall of 2009 to ease the process for Anglicans to convert to Catholicism. The Pope made this unusual decision, because there was a great amount of discontent among Anglican worshipers regarding the recent liberal policies the Anglican Church had adopted, such as allowing women and homosexuals to become Anglican bishops.

Indeed, these are critical issues. What do you -- the reader -- think about the Pope's unusual decision to convert Anglicans to Catholicism, and the Anglican Church's recent adoption of liberal policies? Feel free to comment on these issues.