Anglican Monastics

[TomH1]

I would like to know if the Church has any official position regarding the status of monks in the Anglican Communion. I do know that Pope Leo XIII’s papal bull Apostolicae curae is still in force and the Church considers Anglican [holy (or sacred)] orders to be invalid. Professing solemn vows as a monk is not, however, even a sacrament, and the same applies to nuns and any category of religious.

Anglican monastic orders do often have some degree of recognition from their counterparts in the Church. For example, there is an Anglican Benedictine monastery in Australia that is officially affiliated to the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation of Catholic Benedictines and has a Catholic abbot visitor.

So, personal opinions aside, no matter how well-informed, and despite the recognition by various Catholic religious institutes, does the Catholic Church express any official opinion on the status or Anglican monks or, indeed, any category of Anglican religious? If you can cite any document I would be most grateful.

 

[Fets]

This particular story doesn’t much get into how legitimate they were before, or the ceremonies they might’ve had to take to be re-consecrated as Catholic. But, it is literally all I know on the topic, as I’m a Catholic who knows a good deal about the Anglican Ordinariate, but very little about Anglicanism. There are more articles about this specific group of nuns, to my knowledge their story is unique, and the have yet to be followed by any other group of Anglican religious.

The Amazing Story of 12 Anglican Nuns Who All Became Catholic| National Catholic Register

 

[Fets]

This one is more nuts and bolts. Apparently they left 30 nuns behind. 42 nuns is a sizeable community, especially for the Anglicans, I would think.

Eleven Anglican Sisters to be received into the Catholic Church | Gaudiumpress English Edition

 

[TomH1]

I do know of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary who were once nuns in the Church of England’s Community of St Mary the Virgin at Wantage. Indeed, I have communicated with this community on some other matter a few weeks ago.

 

[TomH1]

42 nuns is a sizeable community, especially for the Anglicans, I would think.

Yes, it is. I believe many of our religious orders have more members than there are religious in the entire Anglican Communion. They were once blessed with a much larger number than today.

 

[Rob2]

It’s not a monastic order @TomH1 , but in 2014 four members of Chemin Neuf , two Anglicans , a Lutheran and a Catholic , at the request of Archbishop Justin Welby lived in his residence , Lambeth Palace , as a community of prayer .

On the road to London

 

[TomH1]

… in 2014 four members of Chemin Neuf , two Anglicans , a Lutheran and a Catholic , at the request of Archbishop Justin Welby lived in his residence , Lambeth Palace , as a community of prayer .

In Anglican ecclesiology the actions of the Archbishop of Canterbury would not be considered the official Anglican position although I am quite certain Anglicans do recognise our Catholic religious. What I am trying to find out is whether the Catholic Church officially considers Anglican monks, etc. to be really monks.

It’s not a monastic order …

Although I do ask about monks I did because of my interest in monasticism. I am really interested, in this question, about Anglican religious in general. I do admit to making an assumption which is that if the Catholic Church does hold an official position it will concern all Anglican religious and not just one expression of consecrated life.