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Vatican voices Synod vote concern
The Church of England's vote for women bishops will be an 'obstacle' to reconciliation between Anglicans and Catholics, the Vatican has said.  The Church of England's General Synod voted in favour of consecrating women and against safeguards demanded by traditionalists opposed to the move. A Church group will now draw up a code of practice to try to reassure critics. But Roman Catholic leaders believe this goes against the will of Christ, who chose only men as his apostles.Apostolic tradition In a statement, Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, said: 'For the future, this decision will have consequences for dialogue, which until now had borne much fruit. Such a decision is a break with apostolic tradition maintained in all of the Churches in the first millennium, and is therefore a further obstacle for reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Church of England.' Posted by: Fred 2008-07-10 |
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