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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1966
Future Debated
Anglicanism: Union With Rome Or Reformed
Anglicanism has long commonly been regarded
as a "bridge** between Protestantism and Rom an
Catholicism. Thus a great deal of interest was
aroused when Anglican Bishop John Moorman of
Ripon, a diocese in the province of York, told his
diocesan conference that the new ecumenical age
confronts the Anglican communion with the ques
tion whether to join the Reformed "family" of
Churches or the Roman Catholic Church.
Dr. Moorman, 61, was the chief Anglican dele
gate-observer throughout the Second Vatican
Council. An ardent ecumenist, he had a private
audience with Pope Paul VI, and helped to make
ecumenical history back in 1964 when he joined
the local Roman Catholic bishop for Christian
unity services at the town hall in Leeds, York
shire,
In his talk to the Ripon conference he stressed
that ‘whether we like it or not, things can never
be the same again. • In the ecumenical world
Rome has, to some extent, taken the initiative
and the question now being asked is: ‘What is
the rest of Christendom going to do about it?
How does it apply to the Anglican communion?’ ”
Among various developments within the Angli
can communion which help to give topical rele
vance to Dr. Moorman’s talk here have been
the formation in 1964 of the Archbishop of Canter
bury's Commission on Roman Catholic Relations;
the meetings which have taken place between Pope
Paul and the Anglican Primate, Dr. Arthur
Michael Ramsey, as well as other leaders; the es
tablishment last year of a special center in Rome
so that Roman Catholics can obtain more infor
mation about the worldwide Anglican communion;
and the proposals put forward for union of the
Church of England and the Methodist Church in
England, and for the union of the Anglican Church
and the Church of Scotland, both with deep theolog
ical implications.
Of significance also has been the resumption
of theological discussions between the Church of
England and the Eastern Orthodox Church after
a lapse of 34 years. It was announced recently
that doctrinal discussions between Anglicans and
theologians of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in
terrupted in 1935, would likely be resumed in 1967.
However, Bishop Moorman noted that ‘‘few
Anglicans are >really much interested in the Or
thodox Churches, about which they know very
little." Thus he clearly implied, the ultimate
Anglican choice was whether to turn to the Roman
Catholic Church or the Reformed family, made
up, among others, of Lutherans, Methodists,
Presbyterians and Baptists.
"To a great many Anglicans any idea of union
with Rome seems quite out of the question," he
said. "We have had so many years of bitter
ness, misunderstanding and fear that the obstacles
would seem impossible.
But the door leading to Rome is not a closed
one, the bishop stressed, saying "the Vatican
Council has made a big difference."
We live, he said, in a strange and exciting
world, in which big things are happening. How
things will move in the next few years it is very
difficult to say. The important thing is that we
should keep our minds informed and open to ex
plore and to understand the various movement of
the Spirit and be ready, when the time comes, to
follow where God leads us."
In pointing to the other signpost leading away
from Rome, Bishop Moorman recalled that the
much heralded proposal for union with Methodists
and Presbyterians remains under discussion and
what was sometimes called ‘the coming great
Church' — meaning the amalgamation of the 10
per cent of those who constitute the "Reform
ed” or "Protestant” Christians -- was keenly
looked forward to.
Discussing the projected Anglican-Methodist
union in his diocesan journal last November,
Bishop Moorman said "many thought that the
Summer of 1965 would produce decisions that
would commit both Churches to an acceptance of
the principles laid down in the ‘Conversations.’
But this was not possible. Too many problems
still need to be considered. However, both sides
agreed to go forward with negotiations and a new
joint commission has been set up and has already
begun its work.
One of the bases on which the Church of Eng
land agreed to enter into negotiations with the
Methodist Church was the acceptance by the lat
ter of "episcopacy in continuity with the historic
episcopate and the invariable practice of episco
pal ordination for its ministers in the future."
Meanwhile, is there a danger than an Anglican-
Methodist union would mean a break-up of the
worldwide Anglican communion?
Definitely yes, according to Bishop John Boys,
who formerly headed the Anglican Diocese of
Kimberley and Kurman in South Africa. In a talk
last May, he said there was a possibility of the
two Anglican provinces of Canterbury and York
leaving the communion.
"That," he said, "would be a grave step, for
it would mean, among other things, thattheArch
bishop of Canterbury could not longer preside at
the Lambeth Conferences and the whole balance
of the Anglican fellowship of national Churches
would be upset. It might well lead — as many
think it must and ought to lead -- to the break-up
of the Anglican Communion in the interests of a
wide Christian unity.
The Lambeth Conference to which the bishop
referred has been described as the only central
authority among the Anglican Churches, bringing
together Primates and Metropolitans from all
members of the Anglican Communion for impor
tant advisory consultations. It normally meets
every ten years. The next conference is scheduled
for the Summer of 1968.
In making any predictions regarding the Church
of England, attention must be paid to the great
divergence of doctrinal and other views among
Anglicans. It was this situation which promoted
the late Father Vincent McNabb, famed Irish-born
Dominican, to remark: "It is impossible thatthe
Church of Rome should unite with all the Church
of England until all the Church of England believes
alike." ,
The Archbishop of Canterbury has himself ex
plained Anglican differences — specifically those
between "High Church" and "Low Church" —
in this manner:
"Our Church of England has two aspects. On
the one hand, we claim to be a Church possessing
Catholic tradition and continuity from the ancient
Church, and our Catholic tradition and continuity
includes belief in the Real Presence of Christ in
the Blessed Sacrament, and the order of episco
pacy and the priesthood, including the power of
priestly absolution. These are parts of the Cath
olic continuity as we have it. We also possess
various institutions belonging to Catholic Chris
tendom, like monastic orders for men and women.
That aspect of Catholic sacramental life and con
tinuity is especially emphasized by people called
‘High Church.’
"Our Anglican tradition has another aspect as
well. We are a Church which has been through
the Reformation and values many experiences
derived from the Reformation, for instance the
Open Bible. Great authority is attacked to the
authority of the Holy Scriptures and to personal
conviction and conversion through the work of
the Holy Spirit. That aspect of our church life
— the aspect connected with the Reformation, the
Open Bible and the personal conviction and con
version -- is cherished especially by people
sometimes called ‘Low Church.' "
Dr. Ramsey added, however, that "it is all the
time one Church with a single life and all the
members of our Church share together in the
Creeds, Hoiy Scriptures, the Sacraments, the rule
of the bishops and the liturgy.”
In this connection, John Cardinal Heenan, Arch
bishop of-West Westminster and one of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury’s warm friends, declared
recently that "the time has come (for Roman
Churches?
Catholics) to seek friendly intercourse with the
whole of the Church of England. The Low Church
and the Evangelicals know little of us and we little
of them. The fact that the Evangelicals have less
taste for ritual and vestments than their High
Church brethren does not make them any less
acceptable partners in a dialogue."
It is no secret that the dominant position in the
Anglican communion belongs to the Low church
men and this factor, it is generally believed, may
be of decisive influence in determining the future
of the Church.
Every notable achievement of Anglicanism in
modem times, according to authorities, has been
due mainly to Low Churchmen. They have kept
the Anglican communion in the forefront of the
ecumenical movement. This applies both to the
formation of the World Council of Churches and
to projects for reunion between various denomi
nations. Most spectacular among these union un
dertakings was the inauguration in 1947 of the
Church of South India, formed by the merger of
the Methodist Church, the South India United
Church (Presbyterian andCongregationalist) and
the Anglican Dioceses of Madras, Travancore,
Tinnevelly and Dornakal.
Leaving heavily toward Protestantism, the Low
Church element contrasts sharply with the so-
called Anglo-Catholics who have traditionally
favored Eastern Orthodoxy and even Roman Cath
olicism. To these, the Church of South India is
a tragic doctrinal betrayal. In the field of the
ology, Anglo-Catholicism reputedly stands unop
posed.
In the opinion of one outstanding Catholic ecu-:
menist, French-born Father Georges Tavard, ;
A.A., the Anglican communion today is ina Janus-
like position. In a chapter entitled "The Angli
can Crossroad” in the recent book, he wrote:
"The problem of Anglicanism today is to discover
if and how it can remain faithful to both its
emphases."
At K Of C Dinner
Critical Speaker Causes
Walkout By Bishop Reed
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla,
(RNS)--A Roman Catholic bis
hop walked'out of a Knights of
Columbus annual dinner here
when the invited principal spea
ker was highly critical of mo
dem developments within the
Church.
Bishop Victor J. Reed of
Oklahoma City - Tulsa, after
hearing the comments of Dr.
Francis J. Kovach, a professor
of medieval philosophy, did not
give the leisurely "remarks”
listed in the Oklahoma City
Knights’ program.
Instead, Bishop Reed rose,
spoke briefly of the fact that
Dr. Kovach’s speech was "one
side of a personal feud.” He
expressed his regret, then said:
"The best thing to do in clos
ing is to say grace.”
He led the diners in the say
ing of grace, then walked out,
halting only to stand as the as
sembly sang the Star Spang
led Banner.
According to The Oklahoma
Courier, diocesan weekly, Dr.
Kovach, a professor at the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, had told
the Knights that many trends
in the Church today can be
traced to heresy.
Among the charges made by
the speaker against the con
temporary Church, according
to the Courier, „were ( . these:
"Contempt .for Catholic doc
trine, the Holy Fathers and die
Vatican Councils...corruption
by existentialism.
"Anti-Dogmatism signs are
found everywhere," Dro Kovach
said, adding: "One priest told
me dogmas are only guide
lines. ‘My conscience is my
guide,’ he said. ‘And the guide
of my conscience is the Bible.’
"Now that sounds fine. But
that’s how Luther started Pro
testantism."
"My reason for choosing this
topic *— Anti-Intellectualism,
A Crisis in the Church -- is
that it is better to know our
enemy around us," he said.
The speaker, who once taught
at Villanova University and St.
Benedict’s College at Atchison,
Kan., charged that many Cath
olics are turning from scholas
tic and Thomistic philosophy to
"religionless Christianity.”
The toastmaster, Mitchell C.
Brantley, sent a letter of apol
ogy to Bishop Reed. He ex
pressed regret that the Knights
of Columbus had been "used",
to "get the bishop" to attend
a meeting featuring the speech.
Mr. Brantley claimed the din
ner meeting had been "rig
ged," that the address by Dr.
Kovach had been securfed by'a”
traditionalist involved hi cur
rent criticism of Bishop Reed.
The bishop has been under
frequent attack from what are
called “traditionalist ele
ments" here. K of C officials
noted that the Council recently
voted complete support of their
bishop.
Dr. Kovach, asked for com
ment, said: "I was simply
asked to be the principal speak
er and I chose my own topic.”
The Oklahoma Courier, in
April, reported heavy attack
upon Bishop Reed and trends
emanating from the reforms of
Vatican II. It said the bishop’s
home had been picketed, that
"vigilantes” armed with tape-
recorders had harassed adult
education classes, that a class
taught by a priest on the writ
ings of Jesuit Father Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin were dis
rupted by non-members who
charged error in the famed phil
osopher’s writings, and that a
group of Catholic women had
contended there was "Com
munist activity” in the dio
cese.
In an editorial then, it said
Catholics Could "expect the
ultra-right wing in the Church
to be in the same numerical
proportion as in our general
society, exactly as noisy, and
following precisely the same
tactics."
In the same issue in which
the Courier reported on the K
of C dinner controversy, it also
reported:
1. That a "hate circular"
had been distributed against
Bishop Reed by "extremists
in traditionalist movement.”
2. That a couple here re
portedly had visited the Apos
tolic Delegate in Washington,
Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, to
complain about conditions in
the diocese.
3. That "extremists" were
conducting a "probe" of the St.
Thomas More Chapel in Nor
man, Oklahoma. (A contem
porary Station of the Cross
there depicted Christ as a crim
inal wanted in His own time in
a Holy Week project designed
to give the Stations contempo
rary meaning. This drew pro
tests from the "Society for the
Preservation of the Faith," an
unofficial group.
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PITTSBURGH (NC) — A
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rector of institutions for the
Commission for Catholic Cha
rities and Social Welfare of the
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ried and the father of three
children. All are Methodists.
Paper Attacks
Use Of Clergy
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cism from the Philadelphia In
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who won the Democratic nomi
nation for Governor, reported
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (RNS) —
Three leading Central New York
clergymen and the mayor of Sy
racuse have issued statements
calling for support of the
"Dirksen amendment” to the
Constitution which would perm it
the use of prayer on a volun
tary basis in the nation’s pub
lic schools.
Episcopal Bishop Walter M.
Higley of Central New York
said; "You can line me up
on the side of Senator Everett
Dirksen and the angels. May
the habit of saying prayers in
the public schools be resumed
--and soon. Prayer never hurt
anybody yet, and men and wo
men have been praying to a Sup
reme Being for centuries."
Roman Catholic Bishop
Walter A. Foery of Syracuse,
said:
"Even the hope that the Dirk
sen amendment might restore
the use of prayer in our schools
is both exciting and appropri
ate. In a democracy founded up
on belief and trust in God, it is
lamentable that the calling upon
His name, in prayer .should be
prohibited in any assembly, es
pecially the schools of our coun
try where it is hoped that chil
dren will be educated in the be-
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Dr. Donald G. Wright, district
superintendent of the Syracuse
District of The Methodist
Church, said: "Speaking for
myself alone, let me say that
I am in favor of the principle
behind the Dirksen amend
ment."
Mayor William F. Walsh ap
pealed to citizens of Syracuse to
join him in supporting the
Dirksen proposal.
"The action of the U.S. Su
preme Court, back in 1962,
in outlawing prayer in public
schools is contrary to the will,
wishes and, I believe, the de
mands of the vast majority of
people in this God-fearing coun
try," declared Mayor Walsh.
“There is a God and it seems
to me it is about time the U.S.
Senate and House of Represen
tatives, and the U.S. Supreme
Court recognized the fact and
attempted to do something about
this recognition.”