The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Great Britain was established by Benedict XVI: a call to members of the Church of England, both clerical and lay, to come into full communion with the Catholic Church,

 The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Great Britain was established by Benedict XVI: a call to members of the Church of England, both clerical and lay, to come into full communion with the Catholic Church, bringing with them their customs, traditions, music, and heritage—all those things that can be described as an “Anglican patrimony.” It is now three years old, and it is worth reporting on its progress. I am focusing on Britain, and indeed on my native London, but there are Ordinariates for Australia and for North America.


The Ordinariate may be Benedict XVI’s most enduring gift to the Church. It is certainly going to be of lasting importance for the English-speaking world. And for anyone with a sense of history, it is something rather moving and carries a resonance that takes it out of the realm of the practical and everyday (although it is both of those things, too).

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/ordinariate

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