tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971889853829353441.post8089323177328304293..comments2023-10-12T14:05:51.210+02:00Comments on Our Life in Austria: Great News for EcumenismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18010832609654897858noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971889853829353441.post-3143325894836939892009-10-22T16:25:11.487+02:002009-10-22T16:25:11.487+02:00I've long thought that something like an '...I've long thought that something like an 'Anglican Rite' would be an appropriate way forward. Besides being compassionate toward those orthodox Anglicans whose church (if it can properly be so-called) has walked away from them.<br /><br />And besides that, we get the Book of Common Prayer (altho, I say let 'em keep any BCP versions dated 1975 or later. . .)<br /><br />As re the Queen, my understanding is that Catholics are constitutionally barred from the English monarchy, so any 'popery' on her part would come with an abdication attached. Of course, there's a part of me that would love to watch that particular 'constitutional crisis' unfold. . .ckgalernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971889853829353441.post-35341440109069805812009-10-21T23:27:27.078+02:002009-10-21T23:27:27.078+02:00Well, now she can convert while maintaining her tr...Well, now she can convert while maintaining her traditions and the whole Church of England would be Catholic de facto! But if she were Catholic, she wouldn't be the head of any church...so there's the hole in that argument.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805001368577993268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971889853829353441.post-82843366771715658162009-10-21T22:31:45.685+02:002009-10-21T22:31:45.685+02:00The Queen? That would be interesting. Isn't sh...The Queen? That would be interesting. Isn't she technically the head of the Church of England?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010832609654897858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971889853829353441.post-73055953279538810912009-10-21T14:37:15.482+02:002009-10-21T14:37:15.482+02:00I'm not looking for Rowan Williams to swim the...I'm not looking for Rowan Williams to swim the Tiber any time soon. Maybe the Queen, though.big daddynoreply@blogger.com