tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post113397489029623523..comments2024-03-24T15:19:06.377-04:00Comments on The Continuum: Polity and disunityFr. Robert Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892141425033196616noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1134248150406684892005-12-10T15:55:00.000-05:002005-12-10T15:55:00.000-05:00The word given to the laity in ACA is that the que...The word given to the laity in ACA is that the quest is not for precisely a Unitate status, nor for 'mere' intercommunion, but for something undefined and not yet existing between those arrangements. The word is also that many in power in the RC church (including Ratzinger before he was pope) have looked favorably upon our proposals. It also appears that, since Vatican II 9and before women began to be ordained) that Rome has been seeking a way short of saying, "Oops we goofed" to back down on rejection of Anglican Orders, the "Dutch touch" being one such possibility. Yes, Death, it would be something new if all this came to pass, but I remain hopeful. He prayed, "That they may all be one..." Can His prayer be permanently unanswered?<BR/><BR/>edAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1134044213674933182005-12-08T07:16:00.000-05:002005-12-08T07:16:00.000-05:00DB,(As I have a nasty cold right now, I refuse to ...DB,<BR/><BR/>(As I have a nasty cold right now, I refuse to speak to Death).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your suggestion, which is by no means unsolicited (see my post on Growth), and was the next thing on my to-do list. I look forward to hearing from you. You can post to me by clicking on my profile.Albion Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423168351697120421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-1133975595483480062005-12-07T12:13:00.000-05:002005-12-07T12:13:00.000-05:00Robert,You said:"For the past few years I have fol...Robert,<BR/><BR/>You said:<BR/><BR/>"For the past few years I have followed, with genuine interest, the story about the TAC (Traditional Anglican Communion) working towards unity with Rome. At one point I was certain that I knew a great deal about it, but no longer. A few confusing and contradictory pieces of information have come my way; so I wait in hopes of learning the details and ascertaining the facts."<BR/><BR/>Are there any "confusing and contradictory pieces of information" you can share with us, or would that be inappropriate?<BR/><BR/>I have been told by a source close to the issue, whose identity I am not at liberty to divulge at the moment, that the object of the exercise is "intercommunion not absorption." But I have been told nothing more than that.<BR/><BR/>Apropos of this, I have learned from another confidential source that the bishops of the TAC are due to meet in Rome in February. Whether that is to be just among themselves, or with someone from the Vatican, I do not know. And I have no idea what the agenda is to be.<BR/><BR/>Can anyone shed any light on this?Albion Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423168351697120421noreply@blogger.com