Thread: Vatican welcomes Anglicans into Catholic Church

The Chair being the Cathedra. In Catholicism, a bishop's chair is held in the Cathedral (that's why it's called a Cathedral) and traditionally, when a bishop wanted to make a doctrinally binding statement, he would make it from his chair. Basically, though, it's a metonym for the bishop's office... and St. Peter's Chair represents the doctrinal authority of the Papacy and also the line of succession going back to...

NCOM, thanks for taking the time out of your day to type that up. It was very educational.

If this is the case, why not just go for the full-monty, and let all these guys get married? Several problems; The churches are too far apart for priests to marry each other and have a stable relationship. They have all the young boys and nuns that they can handle so why get married? This link is catholic related: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=113735 This one married age related:...

For our British posters: Are people in Britain interested in this development at all, or is it seen as kind of inconsequential? It hasn't been a big news item at all. Most dedicated Anglicans will stay as they are.

Several problems; The churches are too far apart for priests to marry each other and have a stable relationship. They have all the young boys and nuns that they can handle so why get married? It has been said that God rules the world but chooses to be ruled by prayer. Throughout the centuries Christians have prayed for unity as our Lord Jesus Christ prayed for unity. This is good and the fruit of centuries of prayer and suffering. Each and...

the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter