The Anglican woman vicar who gave up her ministry to become a Catholic

[Ahimsa]

All this makes her decision seem rather heroic. We inside the Church know well how divine authority given in the priesthood can often turn into tussles of petty parochial power – and in the worst cases become actual clerical abuse of authority. We stick with it because we know the infallible Church is full of fallible human beings – and because once you have put your shoulder to the plough you can’t turn back. But in Una Kroll’s case, to choose to leave a satisfying leadership role in one church for the back pews in another: only the action of grace can bring about such a move. She puts it thus: “God gave me a direct push that I could not resist.”

She also had the humility and insight to recognise in her former role “the temptation to potestas”, adding: “That was the moment when I realised that I was called by God to move to a Church where I could not exercise dominion of any sort, but where I could still learn what servant priesthood actually meant when put into practice.” In her article Dr Kroll doesn’t mention Our Lady. I hope she will come to know the sublimity of service as exercised by Mary; then she will really understand the “servant priesthood”.

 

[Seven_Spirits]

“I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself” - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

 

[Bran_Stark]

Wow this is really impressive that she freely chose to renounce her “priesthood”. A lot more courageous than her foremothers who demanded the “right” to ordination. I’d be even happier if she had simply become a traditionalist Anglican… but I’m glad for her.

 

[7_Sorrows]

she was courageous because she saw the Truth of the Catholic Church being the one, holy and apostolic . i hope she will inspire others to come to the Catholic faith.
( i also liked the quote from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - very beautifully said)