Let us pray that the Mother of God will intercede for the success of this undertaking. I remember during the start of Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate where he said that ecumenism will be one of his priorities. These ecumenism will not be solely based on emotional expressions but concrete agreements and result. Indeed this pope is not only a pope of peace but also a pope of Christian Unity. The Visible Church is the Church of Christ as such she posses all the means given to men to be saved through Christ. hence it is but logical that those who seek the truth will drawn to it.
"This single Church of Christ, which we profess in the Creed as one, holy, catholic and apostolic "subsists in the Catholic Church, which is governed by the successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him. Nevertheless, many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside her visible confines. Since these are gifts properly belonging to the Church of Christ, they are forces impelling towards Catholic unity."11 In the light of these ecclesiological principles, this Apostolic Constitution provides the general normative structure for regulating the institution and life of Personal Ordinariates for those Anglican faithful who desire to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church in a corporate manner. This Constitution is completed by Complementary Norms issued by the Apostolic See."
The Holy See has finally published the constitution governing the union of Traditional Anglicans with the Catholic Church. The text can be read from HERE
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