October 27, 2009 — This statement was delivered to the Archbishop of Canterbury on October 20, preparatory to release of an Apostolic Constitution — the highest form of papal proclamation, trumping even an encyclical. The document being prepared by the Pope will address canonical (Church law) changes relevant to the status of Anglican lay and … << continue reading >>

October 26, 2009 — Like the Monty Python knights of old, the Pope raised a Holy Hand Grenade on high, counted to 3, and lobbed it into the midst of the Anglicans, including the Episcopalians, who apparently never saw it coming.

The explosion echoed throughout the global Anglican Communion. The shock waves must have rendered Episcopal … << continue reading >>

October 22, 2009 — In a “worldwide corporate reunion” that would be the most significant Church development in more than 500 years, Pope Benedict XVI is extending to Anglicans, including the 2 million Episcopalians (more or less; estimates vary) in North America, an opportunity to affiliate with a church that, unlike the Episcopal Church, still … << continue reading >>