I am still trying to digest the tumultuous events of recent weeks. Not only does the Anglo-Catholic now have access to the details of the proposed ordinariate- a new branch of the Roman Catholic church especially designed for former Anglicans- but we also have the first sign of the Church of England’s response…
…a shameful kick in the teeth that has removed any vestige of hope that our own Church desires to keep hold of us. If the Revision Committee wanted to stick two fingers up at orthodox Anglo-Catholics, whose only ‘fault’ is to reject unbiblical innovation and believe what the church has upheld throughout the ages, then they did a fine job...
Read the rest of Fr. Tomlinson's reflections on recent reactions in the Church of England to Pope Benedict's Apostolic Constitution at The Saint Barnabas Blog.
Meet the Reverend Thomas Blackburn, of Ripon (1)
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In March, 1570, there was an unusual spectacle in the mighty Church of S
Peter at Ripon (one of great S Wilfrid's great foundations). The sight to
be see...
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