Farewell to All That

Speaking of Chris Johnson, he has what used to be called a gay old time watching as John Shelby Spong bravely faces the applause of his circle of Episcopal Upper Middle Class Revolutionaries Against the Tradition.

Meanwhile, in real actual *news* concerning the Anglican communion, we have this astounding and happy development:

This is astonishing news. Pope Benedict XVI has created an entirely new Church structure for disaffected Anglicans that will allow them to worship together – using elements of Anglican liturgy – under the pastoral supervision of their own specially appointed bishop or senior priest.

The Pope is now offering Anglicans worldwide “corporate reunion” on terms that will delight Anglo-Catholics. In theory, they can have their own married priests, parishes and bishops – and they will be free of liturgical interference by liberal Catholic bishops who are unsympathetic to their conservative stance.

So it looks like the way is clear for Anglicans who wish to do so to maintain their traditions, get away from the freak show, and enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. I can think of at least a dozen Anglican priests in South Australia–and a bishop–who are likely jumping for joy today. I expect they aren’t alone.

Happy day indeed!