The first principle of the Ordinariate is then about Christian unity. St. Basil the Great, the Church’s greatest ecumenist, literally expended his life on the work of building bridges between orthodox brethren who shared a common faith, but who had become separated from one another in a Church badly fragmented by heresy and controversy. He taught that the work of Christian unity requires deliberate and ceaseless effort...St. Basil often talked with yearning about the archaia agape, the ancient love of the apostolic community, so rarely seen in the Church of his day. This love, he taught, is a visible sign that the Holy Spirit is indeed present and active, and it is absolutely essential for the health of the Church.

- Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, Homily on the Occasion of his Formal Institution as Ordinary

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Special Report: Five Myths about the Pope’s Anglican Ordinariates

Taylor Marshall does his best to dispel five myths about the forthcoming Personal Ordinariates that have arisen in traditional media and the blogosphere.
The New York Times, the London Times and almost every known newspaper has printed articles about this new announcement. The blogs are ablaze. However, there is a lot of misinformation churning around out there. I have collected five common misconceptions about the Holy See’s announcement. Each myth merits an informed and measured response.
Myth #1 The Pope is sheep-stealing...
Myth #2 Rome is preparing the world for a general married priesthood...
Myth #3 Rome has reconciled itself to the Protestant Reformation...
Myth #4 The Anglican Personal Ordinariates will be like Opus Dei (or they will be like the Eastern Catholic Churches)...
Myth #5 We already know everything about the Anglican personal ordinariates...

To read Taylor's explanations, read the full post on Catholic Online.
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