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Letter
Addressing Full Communion
With Catholics
Diocese of the Eastern United States
Anglican Church in America,(ACA/TAC)
Cathedral Of The Incarnation
The
Rt. Revd. Louis Campese, Bishop Ordinary
October 22, 2009
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
First of all, I am sure most of you by now have heard the recent worldwide
news that the Vatican has released a statement, saying in essence
that Anglicans would be able "to enter into full communion with
the Catholic Church,
while preserving elements of the distinctive Anglican spirituality
and liturgical Patrimony."
This is an extraordinary development in the life and witness of both
the Anglican
and Roman Catholics worldwide. This Papal Decree expresses sincere
generosity toward Anglicans, while recognizing the ultimate goal of
inter-communion, a goal the worldwide Traditional Anglican Communion,
has worked so patiently toward.
My phone began ringing at 7:20AM on Tuesday, when an excited certain
Sr. Warden, could not wait to share the news, and the rest of that
day is a blur, as, I finally got to go to sleep at 11PM with still
many unanswered phone calls and email messages - it has been virtually
non-stop since this historic news broke.
Like my brother Bishops have said: "in all cases, these conversations
and communications lean toward one fundamental question: "what
does this mean to me and my church?" Let me assure you all, that
in the immediate future, there will be no changes whatsoever. Our
Church structures have not changed, our awesome liturgy remains intact
and I know all our clergy will continue their Pastoral care, as they
always have. The only thing, in fact, that has changed is that we
have received an affirmative letter from the Holy See, a letter that
holds out the promise of greater unity for our church. Our next step
will be to study the Apostolic Constitution that has been developed
for the purpose of providing a structure to any inter-communion arrangement.
The House of Bishops has agreed to give "serious, prayerful reflection"
to this document, once we receive it.
I ask you all to pray to God for guidance and I ask your prayers for
us all; prayers for the unity of the church, prayers that we all exercise
the discernment to see God's will, and, I join many of our Bishop's
to ask you to read for the next four Sundays, passages from St. John's
Gospel that we all hold so dear... (St. John 17 v v.20-26). I pray
this will help to bring us to a clear understanding of God's will
for all of us.
At this moment, my brothers and sisters, we have received a message.
It is a message of hope and encouragement. While it is a glorious
and historical moment in time, we must remember that it is a moment
only. There are many more steps that we must take, many more decisions
we must reach and many more prayers that must be prayed before we
attain that final goal of inter communion, where we may all be unified
once again in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church where God
wishes us to be.
Your Servant in Christ Jesus,
The Rt. Revd. Louis Campese,
Bishop Ordinary |
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