ordinariate
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Catholic leaders said they did not believe that the presence of married priests, most of whom will work in the parallel system of the ordinariate, would sow discord within the church.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2012
St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish will come under the care of Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, who is forming a United States ordinariate — effectively a national diocese — for Episcopalians converting under the pope’s plan.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2011
The ordinariate is for Anglicans unhappy with the Church of England - and especially the ordination of women.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2011
They became the founding members of the world's first ordinariate, a Church subdivision proposed by the pope in 2009 to let traditionalists convert while keeping some Anglican traditions.
From Reuters ● Jan. 15, 2011
They plan to join the special "ordinariate" for former Anglicans within the Roman Catholic church.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2011
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