2011年1月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Former Anglican bishops ordained Catholics (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:02 AM PST

Three former Anglican bishops, John Broadhurst, left, Andrew Burnham, second left, and Keith Newton, right, stand with Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales, after they were ordained as Catholic priests in Westminster Cathedral, London, Saturday Jan. 15, 2011. The three have become the first to take advantage of a program announced by the Vatican in 2009 to accommodate Anglicans unhappy about the direction their church is taking. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA)  UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Three former Anglican bishops were ordained as Catholic priests Saturday, becoming the first ex-bishops to take advantage of a new Vatican system designed to make it easier for Anglicans to embrace Roman Catholicism.


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