Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark and Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision, had this to say in the last Anglican Use Conference, which took place in San Antonio, Texas:
Some great strides have been made in the last two years in improving the mechanics of the Pastoral Provision. We are working on expanding the mandate of the Pastoral Provision to include those clergy and faithful of “continuing Anglican communities.” [July 11, 2008; Source]
When the Pastoral Provision was established, its scope was limited to priests of the "Episcopal Church" (the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States), and it provided for the ordination of married, former priests coming from that province, and for the creation of personal communities which could be allowed to retain elements of Anglican worship (though the two elements are not necessarily connected: a quite large number of former Anglican ministers have been ordained under the Pastoral Provision, but the number of personal congregations established with the permission to adopt the "Anglican Use" of the Roman Rite has been very small).
Archbishop Myers's words are very relevant because they indicate that there is a new official openness to conservative Anglicans outside the ecumenically-involved "Anglican Communion" - possibly related to the wider movement towards reconciliation with the Holy See of the "Traditional Anglican Communion", which may enter its decisive phase in the next twelve months.
[Tip: Atonement Online; image: Our Lady of the Atonement Parish]
Archbishop Myers's words are very relevant because they indicate that there is a new official openness to conservative Anglicans outside the ecumenically-involved "Anglican Communion" - possibly related to the wider movement towards reconciliation with the Holy See of the "Traditional Anglican Communion", which may enter its decisive phase in the next twelve months.
[Tip: Atonement Online; image: Our Lady of the Atonement Parish]
