Reading this kind of news, you have to wonder: The Rt Rev John Hind, the Bishop of Chichester, has announced he is considering becoming a Roman Catholic in a move that could spark an exodus of clergy. Bishop Hind said he would be “happy” to be reordained as a Catholic priest and said that divisions…

Liz Lemon would be impressed.   The New York Times is helping to put the Anglican conversion story in context, by warning our Separated Brothers and Sisters that they might want to thInk twice before jumping the Tiber — and suggesting that, when it comes to some issues, well, “that’s a deal-breaker”:  When the Catholic…

George Weigel has now weighed in on the Anglican situation. From the Washington Post’s On Faith blog:   The first wave of reactions to the October 20 Vatican announcement of a new arrangement for receiving into the Catholic Church groups of Anglican clergy and laity who would retain distinctive elements of their spiritual and liturgical…

That seems to be the conclusion of some observers here in the United States:  The Vatican’s invitation to disaffected Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church won’t have much effect in the United States, clergy members and theologians predict. American Anglicans still have substantial theological differences with the Catholic Church, Anglican leaders point out. Plus,…

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