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Details are sketchy, but if it happens it would truly be historic: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anglicans in Christchurch are talking about sharing a cathedral with the Catholics, a move that would have worldwide ramifications. OLIVIA CARVILLE reports.<\/p>\n

Rebuilding Christchurch\u2019s two wounded cathedrals into one \u2018unprecedented\u2019 Anglican-Catholic super-cathedral is under discussion at top levels in the Anglican Church.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Star-Times understands the possibility of an ecumenical, or joint, cathedral to unify the two churches has been discussed behind closed doors for months.<\/p>\n

If given the green light, it would bring the Catholics and Anglicans together under the same cathedral roof for the first time in the world since the churches split in the 16th century.<\/p>\n

Christchurch\u2019s Bishop Victoria Matthews was reluctant to speak publicly about the controversial idea for fear it would \u2018kill the possibility\u2019. But she confirmed she had informally discussed it with local Anglicans.<\/p>\n

\u2018There are conversations about this going on, but those conversations are with ourselves,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

The idea had not been raised officially within Christchurch\u2019s Anglican Diocese, was yet to be broached with the city\u2019s Catholic leaders and was currently only an Anglican \u2018hope\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s fair to say there are many individuals in the diocese who would welcome the idea,\u201d Matthews said, adding that while the Christ Church Cathedral demolition was before the High Court, the \u2018delicate conversation\u2019 had been put on hold.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s something that I would love to be able to discuss, but at this point we can\u2019t. We have to wait for this thing to get out of the courts before it even becomes a good conversation.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Others are throwing cold water <\/a><\/strong>on the idea:<\/p>\n

The possibility of Catholic and Anglicans sharing a super cathedral in Christchurch is being described as nothing but a pipe dream.<\/p>\n

Anglicans are believed to be discussing the proposal, but Mike Grimshaw \u2013 an Associate Professor of Sociology at Canterbury University \u2013 says even the architecture would cause conflict as Catholics use specific designs in their buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh Anglicans might be happy about it, but a lot of other Anglicans are very Protestant, so they don\u2019t like a lot of images, they don\u2019t want statues of Mary, they wouldn\u2019t want stations of the cross around the church, so what you\u2019d have to do is truck stuff in and out.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Details are sketchy, but if it happens it would truly be historic: Anglicans in Christchurch are talking about sharing a cathedral with the Catholics, a move that would have worldwide ramifications. OLIVIA CARVILLE reports. Rebuilding Christchurch\u2019s two wounded cathedrals into one \u2018unprecedented\u2019 Anglican-Catholic super-cathedral is under discussion at top levels in the Anglican Church. 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