Vatican blames ‘failure in communication’ for Anglican service in pope’s church in Rome
The Anglican clergy who took part in the service are Anglo-Catholic. Despite the name, the group is in communion with the Anglican Church and not in communion with the Catholic Church.
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About 50 Anglican clergymen, who are not in communion with the Catholic Church, took part in religious services at the highest-ranking papal basilica in Rome on Tuesday, April 18. The Vatican later released a statement of regret, attributing the incident to a failure in communication.
The clergymen, who were accompanied
by Bishop Jonathan Baker of the Church of England, are part of the
Anglican Communion, which broke away from the Catholic Church in 1534
amid King Henry VIII’s frustration that he could not receive an
annulment for his marriage. The Catholic Church does not consider
Anglican holy orders valid and does not recognize Anglican orders as
valid, which means they cannot validly celebrate Mass. ---More...
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