It's perhaps a small matter, and someone more qualified than I is bound to mention it sooner or later, but why is a Roman Catholic priest who has converted to Anglicanism denied re-entry to Mother's bosom, while one who denies that 6,000,000 Jews died in in the Holocaust is welcomed home after a short period of exile?
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
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There is a hymn by John Newton, dating from 1779, that begins "How sweet
the Name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear!". We sang it this morning,
which is ...
5 years ago
The short answer is: "He isn't" and, "He hasn't been."
ReplyDeleteA Roman Catholic priest who has converted to Anglicanism is expected to be reconciled with the Holy See in the usual fashion. The restriction is merely that he is not eligible for "re-entry" via an ordinariate, tho' the possibility would exist of dispensation in special cases.
Williamson (the holocaust-denier) and the other S.S.P.X bishops have only had their excommunications lifted. Contrary to popular assumption, this does not mean they been "welcomed home". At this point they have not been reconciled, and are not members in good standing of the Roman Catholic Church.