Pope Francis Expands Ordinariate to some Catholics

[porthos11]

What exactly does it mean when only former Anglicans can join the Ordinariate?

Surely, as a regular Catholic, I can attend their masses and thus fulfil my Sunday obligation? Or is that a misunderstanding?

What about families who are in the Ordinariate. Can they have newborn children baptized in the Ordinariate? Such children can hardly be considered former Anglicans. But it would also be odd to tell such families no, you have to go and seek out a different Chatholic Church where you don’t know the priest or anybody else and have your child baptised there.

It means that canonically, that is, under the law, they are formally part of the Ordinariate and are therefore under the jurisdiction of the Ordinary, not the diocesan bishop of the place where they live. So, when it comes to things pertaining to the law, such as marriage tribunals, dispensations, etc., the power comes from the Ordinary.

Yes, families of former Anglicans are eligible for membership in the Ordinariate. For example, the Catholic-born wife of a former Anglican turned Catholic can formally become a member of the Ordinariate. So can their children. Any children born to them while they are in the Ordinariate are baptized in the Ordinariate.

I, however and for example, was born Catholic, raised Catholic and married a Catholic. None of my family were ever Anglican. This means I and my family are ineligible for Ordinariate membership.

And yes, because Ordinariate Catholics are fully Catholic, ANY Catholic can attend their Masses and fulfill their Sunday obligation. One does not have to be a member to do that. I attend the Anglican Use Mass here in Calgary every so often.

 

[Thorsson]

Sorry for being thick, but I don’t quite get what this is saying.

So a person who was baptised Ctholic as a child but later joined the Anglican Church may now join the Ordinariat without having to be re-baptised. Wouldn’t that have been the case anyway, as a Baptism is not something you can undo?

Recall the nicene creed…
We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
This is one and done as long as it meets some basic trinitarian formulae. A layperson can baptize if certain conditions are met. I was baptized Lutheran before converting. This met the Catholic standards and was accepted because of the proper formula. There are other, I’ll say Christian, denominations of the Protestant heresy that do not follow the proper formula and are therefore invalid.