From here:
Pope Francis has signalled his blessing to the breakaway traditionalist American church at the centre of the split which has divided the 80 million strong worldwide Anglican Communion over the issue of sexuality.
He sent a message offering his “prayers and support” to Archbishop Foley Beach, the new leader of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), the conservative movement which broke away from The Episcopal Church after the ordination of the first openly gay bishop.
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“Assure him [Archbishop Foley] of my prayers and support at this moment and in the future as he leads the Church at this very important moment of revival and mission.”
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in an interview last week, Archbishop Welby underlined his view that ACNA is “not part of the Anglican Communion”.
The Pope has it right: ACNA is a catalyst for revival.
Although the Pope didn’t say it, Establishment Anglicanism represented by Canterbury and North America is an agent of decay.
The fruitless ARCIC meanderings have fizzled into endless vapid dialogue. It would be satisfying if some type of unity could be achieved between ACNA and the Roman Catholic church while Canterbury is still refusing to acknowledge the obvious – that ACNA really is a member of the Anglican Communion. Of course, if this takes too long, it will be transparently clear: ACNA will be a member of the only part of the Anglican Communion still left standing – GAFCON.
Again, as I have stated in previous comments, the issue is NOT “liberals vs. conservatives” but “apostasy vs. orthodoxy. It is not correct to state “the conservative movement” but rather the orthodox movement. This is of extreme importance as Anglicans in the pews in ACoC and TEC churches need to know the truth and the terminology “conservative” can have a negative impression whereas orthodoxy presents a positive image.
In wake of the “revolutionary” (Fr. James Martin, S.J./’Franciscan’) Extraordinary Synod’s small ‘r’ reforms on ss “partners”, the only one “left standing” has to be Luther.
Peter’s Pontifex Maximus is merely fishing!
According to the latest news, a Vatican document on Monday asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognize positive aspects of same-sex couples.