Pope in talks with rebel Anglicans

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April 24, 2005


Christopher Morgan and John Follain, Rome



THE new Pope has established links with a faction of discontented Anglican traditionalists seeking to form their own church affiliated to the Vatican.

Benedict XVI, whose inaugural mass as Bishop of Rome today is expected to be attended by half a million people, has held meetings with representatives of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC), according to Archbishop John Hepworth, the group’s primate.


The TAC represents more than 400,000 Anglicans around the world who have either left their church or are protesting against its liberal policies. It is estimated that 400-500 Church of England parishes may support the group in the long term.

“We are looking at a church which would retain an Anglican liturgy, Anglican spirituality and a married clergy,” said Hepworth, a serving Anglican bishop in Adelaide, Australia. “We dream of this happening soon.” One such community exists in America but so far there are only 14 parishes.

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1. Bringing traditionalist Anglicans back into the fold?

That is intresting. Bring them back and push any moderates out appears to be the trend.

I am still waiting for the offical gautlent to be thrown down in some enclicial against "liberal" and liberation Catholics.

So healing part of the Church of England split will only deepen the RCC's own internal divisions even more.