By David W. Virtue
February 21, 2012
"The issues we have been dealing with only pertain to the question of ordination," Steenson told Virtueonline. "I informed the congregation of the possibility of partnering with St. Michael's whose rector, the Rev. Dr. David Ousley and congregation is in discernment and study. He is in the formation program."
Moyer received a nulla osta (no impediment) from the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith in early November 2011. However, the local Catholic bishop has to give a votum for someone who resides in his diocese. Archbishop Charles Chaput declined to give Moyer his votum to proceed toward ordination in the Catholic Church.
This was reaffirmed and confirmed by the visit last Sunday of Steenson who told Moyer he could only be received as a layman. It is not known at this time what the congregation will do. Moyer's leadership now hangs in the balance. Moyer was pinning all his hopes on entering the Roman Catholic Church under the Ordinariate that would have enabled him to retain certain Anglican liturgical practices.
"Catechumens who, moved by the Holy Spirit, seek with explicit intention to be incorporated into the Church are by that very intention joined with her. With love and solicitude Mother Church already embraces them as her own.'" (LG 14)," Steenson told VOL...
Read the rest of the story at Virtue Online.
Hat tip to Fr. Stephen Smuts at his eponymous blog where he ponders the Church, Biblical Archaeology and Culture.
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