Is this accurate: Continuing jurisdictions and the Ordinariate

Originally, the ACA (Anglican Church in America, one of them many Continuing bodies) declined the offer made by Rome, and until recently, was in talks with the APA (Anglican Province of America) to form a merger. To any forum members who are in ACA: is this going to happen?


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/rel...arishes-convert-to-Roman-Catholic-Church.html

 

Isn't that five years old? The ACA did go into Rome under Benedict, and now want back out under Francis.

 

Yes, my mistake. Someone posted this on Facebook and when I first looked at the article it had the current date. Only farther down did it give the original date for the article. Sorry about that.

 

Yes the article is old. No it is not accurate.

The ACA never went into the Roman Church in mass. A parish or two and a few priests. 100 parishes is creative thinking.

At one time, about 100 parishes, missions, groups, orders and a dioceses or two from all of the Anglican Churches in North
American were THINKING about going to Rome. I believe in North America the number of parishes that converted is less than 50 in total
over the five years, with less than 2000 members. It is extremely difficult to get accurate numbers from the Chair of St. Peter, the Ordinariate in North America.

The ACA and about 99.5% of the continuing Churches refused to go to Rome under the Benedict option as the Cardinals and Bishops
put in charge did all they could to hamstring it. In the UK, the Ordinariate parishes for the most part do not use the Prayer Book.
In fact, Fr. Phillips of Our Lady of the Atonement Anglican Use Parish in San Antonio had to raise funds to send them Prayer Books.
They celebrated Mass in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Church. Not very prayerbook or Anglican.

Quietly, some priests and laity are swimming back to the Anglican Church. Or moving on to mainstream Roman Parishes. Recently
Francis opened the Ordinariate up to Methodists in an attempt to increase numbers. Benedict had to send funds to the UK Ordinariate
to keep it afloat.

The ACA and APA have an inter-communion agreement. Here is a link http://anglicanchurchinamerica.org/reunification.shtml

The APA also has an inter-communion agreement with the REC. A priest I know returned from Rome to the REC. He has now transferred
to an APA parish.

On 13 July in Fort Worth, Texas there is an Anglo-Catholic conference with ACNA, REC and various continuing churches. I do believe the Archbishops of both the APA and the Anglican Catholic Church will be there. Archbishop Haverland is preaching at one of the Evening Prayer services.

Hope this helps.

I have some first hand knowledge as I was one who got excited when Benedict opened the gate, swam and am now swimming back. Alot of empty
promises.

 

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