There are as many reasons as there are people as to why Anglican clergy are being received into the Catholic Church. The report by Professor Bullivant and others shows that about a third of all Catholic priests ordained between 1992 and 2024 had previously been Anglican priests. This is a quite remarkable figure and it also raises questions about how adequate priestly and pastoral provision is being made within the Catholic Church itself. Nor is this phenomenon restricted to England and Wales. Similar accessions to Catholicism are taking place in Scotland, the United States, Canada and elsewhere.
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Why are Anglican Clergy becoming Catholics?
A third of recent ordinations to the Catholic priesthood have been made up by former Anglican clergy. Fr Michael Nazir-Ali explains why
Msgr Michael Nazir-Ali
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