Friday, April 22, 2011

Many Anglicans Will Become Catholic This Easter; Over 60 Former Anglican Clergy Are Now Catholic

The National Catholic Register website reports today (April 22, 2011) that the first personal ordinariate -- created for former Anglicans who decided to enter the Catholic Church -- will reach almost 1,000 by the end of the Easter vigil. The count includes more than 60 former Anglican clergy.

The personal ordinariate was established under Pope Benedict XVI's Novemeber 2009 apostolic constitution.

It allows the group reception of former Anglicans into the Catholic Church, while permitting them to retain much of their distinctive patrimony -- including married priests -- as well as their liturgical practices.

Msgr. Keith Newton -- who heads the ordinariate -- says it is now growing to between 900 and 1,000 members.

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