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Fr Sean Finnegan has an excellent post today on the reception into full communion with the Catholic Church of three former Anglican Bishops: John Broadhurst, Andrew Burnham and Keith Newton. Two of the wives and three sisters from Walsingham were also received at the Mass today at Westminster Cathedral. See: History Being Made.
The three are to be ordained to the diaconate on 13 January 13th and then to the priesthood on 15 January. Congratulations to Fr John Boyle who seems to have had something of a scoop with this excellent news. Jeffrey Steel was also there and has a personal account.
The establishment of the Ordinariate is indeed a historic event in the life of the Church. I offer my personal congratulations to the three former Anglican Bishops, the wives, Sr Jane, Sr Caroline, and Sr Wendy. I also offer my prayers and good wishes to all those who are taking up the generous and far-sighted provision of Pope Benedict. What a way to bring in the New Year!
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For some fuzzy photos of the event, please see my post: -
http://areluctantsinner.blogspot.com/2011/01/three-former-anglican-bishops-and-three.html
It was a wonderful event, beautifully done!
For those who are unaware, the very simple reason the third wife was not being received is that she is a Jew, and not a Christian. There is not the least trace of bigotry, whether sexual, racial or religious, among those taking up the Holy Father's generous Apostolic Constitution.
@ A Reluctant Sinner
Thank you for your link to this post on 'The hermeneutic of continuity'.
Many thanks also for your later post 'Former Anglican bishops to be ordained to the Catholic priesthood on Saturday 15 January', http://areluctantsinner.blogspot.com/2011/01/former-anglican-bishops-to-be-ordained.html
I am sure that the late Canon David Diamond, who is buried at St Paul's in Deptford, and who was the C of E's Guardian of Walsingham would approve 100%.
I also think that Canon Diamond would be very concerned to see that history is being rewritten on the new Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment website i.e.. Timeline 'A brief history of the Prince's Foundation' states that in 1992 The Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture is established. Poundbury commences on site as the urban extension of Dorchester http://www.princes-foundation.org/about-us/timeline
London's Anglo Catholics will clearly recall that Canon Diamond invited HRH The Prince of Wales to open the First Premise, St Paul's Court in the 1987/88 football season.
Addey & Stanhope School's Steve Pratt can confirm that Canon Diamond also used my poetry to invite HRH the Prince of Wales to the opening of St Paul 's Court:
SE8 MATE
DIRTY SMELLY DEPTFORD.
HOW WE LOVE YOU SO.
THE POWER THAT ONCE CAME FROM YOU.
HAS LONG CEASED TO FLOW.
ARCHER'S DREAM NO LONGER DWARFED.
16 ACRES FREE.
A FUTURE KING FINDS HIS LAND.
AND PLACE IN HISTORY.
Canon Diamond and I are both recorded as being professional Thames Gateway contributors to the Civic Trust report which preceded Deptford City Challenge.
I was invited to St James Palace by Stephen Couling, and Dr Brian Hanson of The Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture, and I was shortlisted for their course at Oxford, Rome and Villa Lante, which unfortunately never happened because I was arrested following a dispute at the Old Addeyans FC/ Densitron International PLC development. Regina v Hobson 1991 and two not guilty verdicts followed before Judge Smith at the ILCC.
My individual case for the defence against NF/BNP entry-ism into London's Sporting/Planning arena as evidenced by my FOOTBALL AGAINST RACISM IN EUROPE (FARE) 1991-2010 case focus is with our ConDem Nation Home Secretary after John Austin, the former leader of Greenwich Council, and my former MP for Erith & Thamesmead wrote to her about the case. David Evennett my new Bexleyheath & Crayford MP has also written to the Home Secretary to express his concerns about the case too.
Our Lady of Walsingham pray for us!
PAPA RATZI ( http://www.thepapalvisit.org ) ORA PRO NOBIS!
Yours sincerely
Roy Hobson aka Our Lady's "Vesper" ON-LINE +
ROY HOBSON FRICES1990, FRICS1984,Grad Dipl QS
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