Episcopal Church in Maryland to Convert to Catholicism

[drw72]

By Lauren Green
Published July 01, 2011 | FoxNews.com

The Rev. Mark Lewis now offers a prayer every Sunday morning that centuries ago would have been considered an homage to the enemy. It’s a prayer for the bishop of Rome, the pope and all the Catholic bishops and priests.

Lewis chants, “For Benedict our Pope … Let us prayer to the Lord.”
And the congregation sings its answer, “Lord, have mercy.”

The distinctly Roman Catholic offering is the outward sign of an inner spiritual journey. St. Luke’s Church in Bladensburg, Md., will become later this year the first American Episcopal Parish to convert to Catholicism, Anglicanism’s one-time nemesis…

 

[SteveGC]

I think a link to the article is required. Here it is.

This is wonderful news. Thanks for sharing. I have Episcopalians in my family that are somewhat leaning toward the Catholic faith, and this is an awesome thing to share with them. Hope it opens the flood gates for many more to come.

Looks like St Lukes website is already in it’s Catholic strides. Very cool.

 

[estesbob]

Outstanding!

 

[laszlo]

The ecumenism works. Slowly, but works.

 

[novusCatholic]

Here is a link to a local TV news story about St. Lukes.

Here is another link to a different video about St. Lukes from Catholic News Service.

I think it’s great when a single person joins the Church. A whole congregation? Wow!

 

[A.Pelliccio]

I always like to observe the legal disputes about property in these stories. The Church should protest all the property lost during the protestant revolt then.

 

[Stylteralmaldo]

I always like to observe the legal disputes about property in these stories. The Church should protest all the property lost during the protestant revolt then.

I don’t believe any Episcopal properties from the Americas were ever Catholic to begin with so I don’t think protesting loss in this case applies.

Regarding what the article says regarding what this new parish needs to do regarding it’s new Catholic affiliation:
from article:

Under the terms of the agreement, St. Luke’s congregation will have three years to either buy its current building or move elsewhere.