CoI parishes seek admission to Catholic Church
Friday, 26 October 2007
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Two Church of Ireland parishes in the North have reportedly asked to be received into the Catholic Church.
According to the Irish Catholic newspaper, one parish from the Republic is also seeking admission.
The parishes in question are in Down, Tyrone and Laois and are currently members of the 'traditional rite' of the Church of Ireland.
The Irish Catholic newspaper says the parishes have asked the Vatican for "full, corporate, sacramental union" under the authority of the Pope.
The 'traditional rite' group was set up in Ireland in 1991 by those unhappy with some of the more liberalising decisions taken by the Church of Ireland, such as the ordination of women ministers.
The entire group, which includes the three Irish parishes, has now sought "full communion with the See of Rome".
While only a few hundred Anglicans in Ireland will be affected, the move, if approved by the Vatican, would see almost half a million Anglicans worldwide admitted into the Catholic Church.
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