Following the footsteps of his predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI is reaching out to rival faiths, particularly the 77-million-strong Anglican Communion, in efforts to heal old wounds and strengthen interfaith relations.
Contrary to his hard-nosed, doctrine-upholding reputation when he was still known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict amended Vatican laws on Tuesday to make it easier for Anglicans disaffected by changes in their church to convert to Catholicism.
In a sit-down meeting with journalists at the Vatican Press Office, Cardinal William Joseph Levada said the Church’s action is in response to requests from Anglican clergy and faithful who wish to enter into “full visible communion” with the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Levada said the amendments will create a new structure whereinhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif converted Anglicans will retain their own ecclesiastical set-up (known as personal ordinariates), which will operate within local Catholic dioceses, be led by their own clergy, and allow converts to preserve distinctive elements of their faith.
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