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Former Anglican priest to be ordained as P.E.I.'s [Canada] first married Catholic priest
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Holly3278
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I am so glad that this former Anglican priest decided to become Catholic. As Catholics, we know that the Anglicans do not have valid holy orders and therefore do not have a valid Eucharist or other sacraments. I pray that some day, all Anglicans and Episcopalians become Catholic. 
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Bruce_in_Iloilo
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I too welcome another convert from Anglicanism. Maybe there will soon rise an Anglican Use parish there. 
The issue over Anglican orders is not so clear and has gotten more complicated since the 1800s. Many Anglican priests have been ordained by Old Catholic bishops and others who have valid orders and so may indeed have valid orders themselves, as may those whom they themselves have ordained in turn. Many Continuing Anglican churches have such orders.
It is safer, and this the position of the Catholic Church, to “re-ordain,” if you will. This is controversial among some Anglicans.
As you can imagine, much has been written about this topic and much will be written. It is not necessary for me to repeat all that here.
The issue over Anglican orders is not so clear and has gotten more complicated since the 1800s. Many Anglican priests have been ordained by Old Catholic bishops and others who have valid orders and so may indeed have valid orders themselves, as may those whom they themselves have ordained in turn. Many Continuing Anglican churches have such orders.
It is safer, and this the position of the Catholic Church, to “re-ordain,” if you will. This is controversial among some Anglicans.
As you can imagine, much has been written about this topic and much will be written. It is not necessary for me to repeat all that here.
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Gerry_Hunter
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The big difficulty with Anglican Orders is not lineage, but intent. Even if the “pedigree” looks OK, is this person, and was the person who claims valid episcopal orders, ordained with the intention to confect the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, and offer it in sacrifice, at the Mass?
There’s more to the question than just lineage.
Still, the Church has been enriched by the ordination of many former Anglican clergy, some of whom are married men. They normally are not assigned to the cure of souls in a parish, but there’s plenty of work for these fine men to do after ordination.
One note on an earlier post: There is no “Anglican Use” in Canada, and as far as I know, no provision for it. It was a US thing.
Blessings,
Gerry
There’s more to the question than just lineage.
Still, the Church has been enriched by the ordination of many former Anglican clergy, some of whom are married men. They normally are not assigned to the cure of souls in a parish, but there’s plenty of work for these fine men to do after ordination.
One note on an earlier post: There is no “Anglican Use” in Canada, and as far as I know, no provision for it. It was a US thing.
Blessings,
Gerry
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Bruce_in_Iloilo
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Anglican Use IS a US thing. And it’s growing.
Thanks for your reply. I hadn’t thought about the intent, which makes the question even more complicated, since many who were ordained Anglican, particularly after Newman and his cohorts, had those intentions and so did those that ordained them.
It’s a complicated question. I am glad that I don’t have to answer it. I will gladly and humbly submit myself to higher authority.
And it’s growing.Thanks for your reply. I hadn’t thought about the intent, which makes the question even more complicated, since many who were ordained Anglican, particularly after Newman and his cohorts, had those intentions and so did those that ordained them.
It’s a complicated question. I am glad that I don’t have to answer it. I will gladly and humbly submit myself to higher authority.
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