Anullnullcanullnull anull the Cathnullnull Chnullch recnullcnullanullenull nullnglican partners on which way to turn nulltowards or away
nullut something has clearly changednull nullo the nullatholic, from reconciliation and recognitionnull
ecumenism is integral to the consciousness that the nullatholic … for us this decision … implies a turning away from the
nullhurch is the body in which the nullniversal nullhurch of common position of all churches of the nullrst millennium,
nullhrist perfectly nullsubsistsnullnullnullere is a sort of restlessness in that is, not only the nullatholic nullhurch but also the nullriental
nullatholicism as long as other nullhristians are separate from nullrthodonulland the nullrthodonullchurches. We would see the
itnullnullut enullpecting people to return, or trying to proselytise nullnglican nullommunion as monulling a considerable distance
them, has long been seen to be counterproductivenullnullesides, closer to the side of the nullrotenullant churches of the nullth
as nullope nullenedict acnullnowledges in Anglinullanorunullnulloetinullus, century, and to a position they adopted only during the
that would not tanulle account of the nullobnullective realitynull of the second half of the nullth century.
life of the Spirit in all nullinds of nullhristians living for centuries nulle nullnull nullommon nulleclaration signed by nullope
in distinctive traditions of worship and spirituality, nullaul nullI and nullrchbishop nullchael nullamsey called for a
sacramental and pastoral life, history and culturenull nullone dialonullue that would nulllead to that unity in truth, for which
of these charanulleristic identities should nullustify continued nullhrist prayednull, and spoke of nulla renulloration of complete
separationnulleach is a ginullto enrich the wider nullhurch in the communion of faith and sacramental lifenull. It now seems
event of reconciliationnullnullut is that impulse for unity the that full nullisible communion as the aim of our dialonullue
same with nullnglicanism? has receded further, and that our dialonullue will hanulle
In principle, the will and hope for unity remainnull nullut less ultimate goals and therefore will be altered in its
nullnglicanism has decided that the importance of ordaining charanuller. While such a dialonullue could still lead to good
women to the priesthood and the episcopate has a higher results, it would not be sustained by the dynamism which
priority than nullhristian unity, both internally within arises from the realistic possibility of the unity nullhrist asks
nullnglicanism and enullternally with the nullpostolic nullhurchesnull of us…
nullet the nullatholic nullhurchnulls position has been set forward from
the beginning of the dialonullue, as in the enullchanges between Settnullnull nullr nullnull, null a nullenulle null nullnull nullnullnull
successive nullopes and nullrchbishops of nullanterburynull In his nullhile the prayer for corporate reunion has been
nullpostolic nulletter of y null null nullnull, nullnulldinatio sanullenulldotalis, nullope responded to imaginatively, developments in nullnglican
nullohn nullaul II refernulled to the letter of nullaul nullI to nullrchbishop nullhurch order and a history of poor progress on both sides
nullonullgan from nullovember null, nullnull and anullrmed that nullnullriestly through nullnullnullImnull ean that the corporate reunion conveyed
ordinationinull n the nullatholic nullhurch from the beginning has by Anglinullanorunullnulloetinullus is not the union of the whole of
always been reserved to men alonenull and that nullthis tradition the nullnglican nullommunion and the whole of the nullatholic
has also been faithfully maintained by the Eastern nullhurchesnullnull nullhurch that we have all prayed for through decadesnullnullut
nulle concludednullnullI declare that the nullhurch has no authority nullardinal nullanuller concludesnull
whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on womennullnullnull … the nullatholic nullhurch will not break onull the dialonullue
In nullune nullnull, nullrchbishop nullowan nullilliams asnulled nullardinal enullen in the case of such a decision… nullut there is a
nullanuller to address the bishops of the nullhurch of England, dinullerence between types of dialonullue … Ecumenical
prior to their decision on whether to admit women to the dialonullue in the true sense of the word has as its goal
nullhurchnulls episcopate, so that they would be fully informed the renulloration of full church communion.  nullat has
of the consenulluences for corporate reunionnullnulls the bishop been the presupnullosition of our dialonullue until now. 
fulfils the purpose of achieving the nullhurchnulls unity, nullardinal nullat presupnullosition would realistically no longer enullst
nullanuller observed, following the introduction of the ordination of women to
… It would be desirable that this decision be made episcopal onullce.
with the consensus of the ancient churches of the East nullnd as for the cherished hope that new circumstances
and West.  If … the consecration of a bishop becomes arising in the course of the null
th
century could open up the
the cause of a schism or blocks the way to full unity, then way to a positive renullevaluation of nullnglican nullrder,
what occurs is something intrinsically contradictory.  It While our dialonullue has led to signinullcant agreement on
should then not take place … the understanding of ministry, the ordination of women
Such a decision … would, in our nulliew, further call into to the episcopate enullectinullely and denullnitinullely blocks a
nulluestion what was recognised by the Second nullatican possible recognition of nullnglican nullrders by the nullatholic
nullouncil nullnullnitatis Redintegratio, nullnull that the nullnglican nullhurch.
nullommunion occupied nulla nullecial placenull among churches nullat a complete reconciliation has not been realised must
and ecclesial communities of the West…  It would indeed be a cause for repentance, and renewed prayer for what we
continue to hanulle bishops, according to the nullambeth have so far failed to achievenullnullut we have to accept that,
nulluadrilateral nullnullnullnull but, as with bishops within some when we asnulled for the nullnity of nullhristians, it was never to be
nullrotenullant churches, the older churches of East and on our termsnull aul nullouturier in the nullnulls insisted that true
West would recognise therein much less of what they prayer for unity in nullhrist is always nullaccording to his will,
understand to be the charanuller and ministry of the according to his meansnull nullnot oursnull e asnulled for nullhristian
bishop in the sense understood by the early church and nullnitynulland the nullhristian nullnity that has come may not be
continuing through the ages. what we envisaged, but it is the nullhristian nullnity that we have
nullgain, in nullnull, nullardinal nullanuller addressed the nullambeth been given for our times and conditionsnullnulls the nulleneranulle
nullonference, stressing how a crossroads in nullnglicannull nullohn nullenry nullewman wrote, nullnullne step enough for menullnull
nullatholic relations had been reached, with a clear choice for nullow it will wornullout may not be clear to usnullnulle have
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