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[Jason_1977]

OK> I have a question:

I left the Church of England because it was in a state of schism, became VERY liberal, etc and I left for Catholicism because I absolutely refused to water down my faith by going the other direction. My question is this. NOW that the church of England is in Communion with Rome, would I be going back on the church by going BACK to the Anglican Rite, which is in communion w. rome? Can someone help me out w. this? Thanks!!!

 

[Yellow_Belle]

OK> I have a question:

I left the Church of England because it was in a state of schism, became VERY liberal, etc and I left for Catholicism because I absolutely refused to water down my faith by going the other direction. My question is this. NOW that the church of England is in Communion with Rome, would I be going back on the church by going BACK to the Anglican Rite, which is in communion w. rome? Can someone help me out w. this? Thanks!!!

The Church of England is in communion with Rome? Did I miss something?

 

[Jason_1977]

Many Churches are now in communion w. Rome. Many…as in HUNDREDS.

 

[LilyM]

The Church of England is in communion with Rome? Did I miss something?

No. The Church of England is NOT in communion with Rome, and will not be so long as Anglicans refuse (as the vast majority do) to accept the Pope as head of the Church.

Recently Rome made provisions to make it easier for Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, as increasing numbers seem to be wishing to do. Still doesn’t mean that the Church of England is in communion with Rome or anything close.

I am not aware of any such thing as an Anglican Rite in the Catholic Church, although I know that there is a form of the Liturgy known as the Anglican USE.

Assuming there IS an Anglican Rite, and assuming that this Anglican Rite is in full communion with Rome, you can feel free to be a member of the Anglican Rite rather than the Latin Rite. Won’t change the beliefs required of you one bit, of course. The liturgy in such a Rite may be closer to what you had as an Anglican, and your priests may be allowed to be married as Anglican priests are. I don’t think there’d be any other significant differences.

 

[LilyM]

Many Churches are now in communion w. Rome. Many…as in HUNDREDS.

Nope. There are somewhere between 20 and 30 sui juris churches that are in communion with Rome. If you mean PARISHES, then indeed numerous individual Anglican parishes have converted as entire parishes to Rome, but they are not Churches in the same sense as the Melkites or Maronites are Churches, rather they are parishes. Even the number of Anglican parishes that have converted might not number in the hundreds.

 

[Jason_1977]

Supposing I found an anglican rite church. My beliefs wouldn’t change, it would simply be getting back to what I grew up with. THat’s all. THat is the only end I’m looking to achieve.

 

[LilyM]

Supposing I found an anglican rite church. My beliefs wouldn’t change, it would simply be getting back to what I grew up with. THat’s all. THat is the only end I’m looking to achieve.

Whatever you found would still have to be under the headship of the local Catholic bishop - it’s not like separate bishops exist to oversee these parishes, which is a distinction between them and the true sui juris churches like Melkites or Maronites.

So the simplest thing to do is call your local Catholic diocesan office and ask if there are any Anglican Use parishes in the diocese. If there are, of course you can go. God bless.

 

[Jason_1977]

THAT is ALL I was trying to figure out…I didn’t want to go back on my confirmation, I LOVE The catholic faith, but miss the Church of England…(before it got retarded)…so I’m hoping a bridge forms somehow…and makes it easier for transplanted people like me to “remain home” and return back to our original fold without losing anything from mother church, (gawd am I making any sense?) THAT is all. I dont regret leaving, I dont regret becoming confirmed, but I think now that a link between Rome & Canterbury is being fused, my question was why not?. I thank you for your (name removed by moderator)ut!

 

[Chi_Rho_Joe]

Confirmation is donning the armour of the Holy Spirit to defend The Faith. It’s the Catholic Faith, as it turns out. If you’ve been practicing Catholic, don’t take this the wrong way, but if your experience were car-related: you were driving a Volvo without a warranty and then you switched to a Lamborghini. Why would you want to go back to a Volvo after having the keys to the Lambo? Just sayin’ (this is catholic.com for a reason and you are posting here).

 

[Adeodatus]

I believe that a number of Anglicans are currently negotiating to be readmitted to the Church within an ordinariate of the Anglican Rite… basically, they would have their own bishops but would count as Catholic and yes any catholic could attend Mass there. I think this process is still in transition and I’m not read up on the latest.

 

[otjm]

Confirmation is donning the armour of the Holy Spirit to defend The Faith. It’s the Catholic Faith, as it turns out. If you’ve been practicing Catholic, don’t take this the wrong way, but if your experience were car-related: you were driving a Volvo without a warranty and then you switched to a Lamborghini. Why would you want to go back to a Volvo after having the keys to the Lambo? Just sayin’ (this is catholic.com for a reason and you are posting here).

You might be a bit careful of what you are not particularly acquainted.

 

[JaMc]

I believe the Traditional Anglicans are still mulling over if and how they want to take the Church up on the anglicanorum coetibus. The Anglican Ordinariates are likely coming soon, probably in the next couple years, but they haven’t been formed yet. In the meantime, unless there is an Anglican Use parish near you, it’s best just to stay put until the Ordinariates are established.

 

[puzzleannie]

OK> I have a question:

I My question is this. NOW that the church of England is in Communion with Rome, would I be going back on the church by going BACK to the Anglican Rite, !!!

whoa that is one news story I missed
can you give some source for this.
I believe the overture from the Vatican inviting unity is addressed to bishops, pastors and congregations who are as a group rebelling against what they, like you, perceive as errors in the Anglican leadership and teaching, and are already worshipping as closely as possible to the Catholic form and will be brought in as a body with their own approved rites, and the possibility of ordaining their clergy Catholic. Nowhere has the Anglican Church as a whole expressed any intention of pursuing that unity or abandoning its false practices. If you had already been a member of such a congregation, or know of one, yes it might be possible you could rejoin, once the details for accomplishing this union are resolved. you should probably approach your own Catholic bishop about this.

 

[Jason_1977]

Thanks for all the (name removed by moderator)ut, I really appreciate it.