Saturday, July 12, 2008

Pope Prays For Healing in Anglican Communion

As usual the Pope has given one of his Press Conference on "Shepherd 1" en route to his destination.
In this case the Pope is going to World Youth Day in Australia. He commented on several issues but he he did touch on the crisis in the Anglican Communion. Thanks to the Ratzinger Forum for the translation:

Pope comments on Anglican crisis ROME, July 12 (Translated from Apcom) -
The Pope says he prays that there will be no further fractures in the Anglican Communion after recent disputes. Benedict XVI was asked about the Anglican crisis during his inflight interview enroute to Sydney for World Youth Day celebrations. He made clear that he did not wish to appear to be meddling in the disputes now embroiling the Anglican leadership, in which a group of traditionalist bishops threatenen to break away in protest widespread liberalization of ecclesiastical practices throughout the Anglican world.

Despite that, the Anglican hierarchy voted last week to allow the ordination of women bishops. At the end of July, the decennial conference of the Anglican Communion will take place. Besides the issue of women bishops, the leaders will also take a stand on gay ministers and homosexual unions within the church.

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