The inquiry into the church was sparked by a disaffected churchgoer, who complained to Rome about unorthodox masses being conducted and a statue of a Buddhist monk being placed in the church.
In his August 22 letter to St Mary’s, Archbishop Bathersby cited several issues, including the unconventional liturgies and the hierarchical authority of the Church not being respected.
“The question for me,” the Archbishop wrote, “is not so much whether St Mary’s should be closed down, but whether St Mary’s will close itself down by practices that separate it from communion with the Roman Catholic Church.”
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