Comment from UTT:
In another recent news item we pointed out that the Russian Orthodox Church was on its way back to Rome and that it would not be long before the Anglican Church would be doing the same. The following article indicates that this is exactly what is taking place - only a few days later.
It is amazing to see this happening so quickly. However, this should be no surprise for those who have been following the Roman Catholic Church's "new evangelization" program.
A number of well known "evangelical" leaders (for example, Rick Warren and Charles Colson) have also made statements they have no problem in getting together with the Roman Catholic Church. It is only a matter of time until the one world church is established, headquarters in Rome with the pope in charge.
July 6 - Anglican bishops in secret Vatican summit
Article: Ecumenical Movement - Misc.
They met senior advisers of the Pope in an attempt to build closer ties with the Roman Catholic Church, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was not told of the talks and the disclosure will be a fresh blow to his efforts to prevent a major split in the Church of England.
In highly confidential discussions, a group of conservative bishops expressed their dismay at the liberal direction of the Church of England and their fear for its future. They met members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the most powerful of the Vatican's departments, the successor to the medieval Inquisition, which enforces doctrine and was headed by Pope Benedict XVI before his election.
The names of the bishops are known to The Sunday Telegraph, but they have asked for anonymity because the talks are of such a sensitive and potentially explosive nature. The disclosure comes on the eve of a critical vote as members of the General Synod - the Church's parliament - prepare to decide whether to allow women to be bishops without giving concessions to staunch opponents.
Now the Church of England is poised to endorse women bishops - a move that will seriously damage its relations with the Roman Catholic Church and could force hundreds of clergy to defect to Rome. Another bishop said: "The internal pressure of the Anglican communion has pushed us apart and we're committed to greater unity with Rome. There can be no future for Christianity in Europe without Rome."
The Rt Rev Kieran Conry, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, said: "A number of Church of England bishops are looking at the options open to them should things go wrong at the Lambeth Conference. Some are hoping for accommodation with the Catholic Church, but yet maintaining their Anglican identity."
The Bishop of Beverley, the Rt Rev Martyn Jarrett said: "In the tragic circumstances that the Church of England takes decisions which make it impossible to walk with it anymore we would want to understand more where we are in relation to wider Catholic Christendom.
