Comments on: How many Anglicans will switch to the Roman Catholic Church?

By: geminii

geminii — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:43:20 +0000

Christianity does not belong to any particular group (ie: ROME, Catholics etc)
Truth is, all the great thinkers and doers in the last couple hundred years, have been Anglican (church of england) or Protestants as a whole.
Anglicans aren’t weighed down by so much rubbish the Roman Catholic Church has put on catholics in general.
The roman church for long as the church has been going, has been scaring people about hell, and paying the church, or do they call it donating money to the church lol and for what ? so the bishops and priests can sit around looking down on everyone all day..
People aren’t as gullible as they once were, thank God!
Faith comes from the heart, and I am pretty positive that God dwells in more places then just a Roman church.

Christians should be all under the one banner, not catholic, or Anglican. Just Christians.

By: Fr. Rick Leone

Fr. Rick Leone — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:02:47 +0000

I truly pray that disillusioned Anglicans do not join the Church of Rome. There are other options than Rome. I was a Roman most of my life- leaving and becoming an Anglican. I am so glad that I left Rome. False doctrines, dead parishes, dictator bishops, boring liturgies, celebate clergy chasing little boys, no voice for the lay people, and the list goes on. It looks good on paper, but the reality of the Roman Church is much different. Those Anglicans who go have no idea what they are getting themselves into. They are attracted to a church that does not exist. NO TO ROME!!!!

By: patrick o brien

patrick o brien — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:12:07 +0000

Only the foolish would convert to the power coruption and the authurity of the pope and Roman Catholic church of peadofile priests

By: nam nguyen

nam nguyen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:18:13 +0000

remember the parables: 1) the progigal son: who has spent all his resources and decided to go home to his father who threw a big party to welcome him.2) the lost lamb: the sheperd left 99 lamb behind and set out to look for the lost lamb. when found, he put the lamb on his shoulder and join the other 99 waited lambs.3) after almost 500 years: the Church, as ‘mater et magister’ (mother and teacher) welcome back the Anglican brothers and sisters as Christ has prayed: ‘Ut sint unum!’ (let them be united) and all of the above 3 items are being fulfilled.Congratulations for Anglican brothers and sisters. RCC teaching: love God and your Brothers and Sisters; Caritas! Yes, since there are so many seats/positions in the House of Our Lord. Please forgive my writing style!

By: Dafydd Taylor

Dafydd Taylor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:11:04 +0000

Almost none will switch over women bishops. How many people are there that tolerate women priests (when a sizeable number of clergy do move over to Rome), but will abandon ship at the thought of women bishops?There is much more likely to be a problem over the ordination of gay priests. I expect the C of E to adopt this at some point in the next few years. At that moment many Anglicans will make the jump.But church of England? Almost none. I go to church almost every week. This is not a matter that excercises anyone but a few mad evangelicals. They are all ex baptists that will NEVER join up with Rome.

By: Stella

Stella — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:43:35 +0000

To Mark Erickson, may I refer you to Stanley Jaki’s book, “And On This Rock”, available at Barnes and Nobles. It treats on the discussion between Jesus and Peter at Caesarea Phillipi.

By: D B Sunbeck

D B Sunbeck — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:49 +0000

Was Anglican. Now Catholic. Been there, done that. Would not have minded coming along with a larger group of Anglicans, but as it was, I came alone (even to the point of stomaching RCIA even though technically I didn’t need to go through RCIA).More interesting to me is that there will be potentially two types of Anglican converts: (1) those Anglicans that were received into the Church individually, in an manner no different than any other convert from any other Protestant group (including through the RCIA); and (2) the Anglicans who might come in as this big lump group. Not complaining about it, mind you, just think that the two groups might feel just a bit out of sorts with the other. The first group will probably be less likely to insist on having an Anglican-style liturgy than the second group, while the second group will see their heritage and identity as Anglicans more important than being in the Catholic Church. Sort of like brothers who grew up together but went to college, married, and began a career in different parts of the country.

By: joseph

joseph — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:37 +0000

The office of the pope was prefigured in Isaiah 22:15-24 in the office of the steward over the royal household of King Hezekiah. To him was entrusted the key of the royal household to open and shut and upon him, as a peg in a sure spot, would hang the whole household.Jesus promised to make Peter the pope in Matthew 16:18-19 in promising Peter the keys of the kingdom to bind and loosen and promising to make him the rock upon which He would build His Church.Jesus instructs Peter on how he should exercise the office of the pope in Luke 12:41-46, saying that as steward set over His household he should give His household their food at the proper time until His return and not abuse his fellow servants or face His wrath.Jesus prays for Peter in Luke 22:32 that he receive the grace necessary to exercise the office of the pope, a faith that may not fail, so that he might strengthen his brothers.The risen Jesus installs Peter as pope in John 21:15-17 telling him to feed and tend his lambs and sheep.Peter exercises the office of the pope in the first 12 chapters of Acts (especially Acts 1:15, 2:14, 2:37-38, 5:29) as the leader and principal spokesman for the Apostles. Also notice Peter’s decisive role at the First Council of Jerusalem concerning the issue of circumcising Gentile converts as described in Acts 15.Peter’s leadership role among the Apostles is also indicated by the fact that his name appears first on the list when the twelve Apostles are named in the Gospels and Acts (Matthew 10:2, Mark 3:17, Luke 6:14, Acts 1: 13)

By: Mark Erickson

Mark Erickson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:59:14 +0000

Are you sure Peter was the first pope? Read On This Rock by Dave Leonard.

By: Fr Chas

Fr Chas — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:38:11 +0000

How many will “switch” will depend on the mode or method of switching. I am reasonably certain that no one will be re-baptized. I am also reasonably certain that clergy will be required to be re-ordained. That will be the sticking point for me. While I welcome the Holy Father’s offer, I cannot see myself denying that I have been a catholic priest for all these past years. And that is what any conditional ordination would profess. I could take a vow of obedience to the chair of Peter and an oath of conformity concerning doctrine, but I am not sure I can deny my ordination. When I was ordained I fully believed I was being made a priest of the catholic church to minister in this particular branch of Christ’s Church. Can I choose to minister in some other branch? I think so. Can I choose to become some other kind of priest? I think not. I feel so betrayed by the episcopal church today. However, it would not make me feel better to betray what I hold so dear, the sacred priesthood. Can I accept the Holy Father’s offer? Yes I can. And I would love to be able to do it. Will I? I don’t know. To me re-ordained would bring deposition upon me and I could not handle that spiritually. I would wish that Peter could take me by the hand but not lay hands again upon me.