Andrew Burnham

Shipwrecked

Ghost of a flea (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

The Right Reverend Andrew Burnham, Bishop of Ebbsfleet has asked the Pope, as well as...

Bishops waver as Lambeth beckons

Christian Today (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008

... of Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.The attendance of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, meanwhile, hangs in the air after he condemned the General Synod vote to confirm women bishops.Writing in the Catholic Herald this week, Bishop Burnham said, “What we must humbly ask for now is for magnanimous gestures from our Catholic friends, especially from the Holy...

As Lambeth beckons, Anglican rebels don't know if they are coming or going

Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

In England, bishops appointed to shepherd traditionalist congregations are at odds over how to respond. The Right Rev Andrew Burnham, the “flying” Bishop of Ebbsfleet, who looks after about 100 traditionalist parishes in the Canterbury province, visited the Vatican in April for talks about transferring with many of his parishes to Rome. This week he condemned the code of practice agreed...

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Anglo-Catholics and a bit of honesty

Metacatholic (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

The “flying bishop” of Ebbsfleet, Andrew Burnham, has decided to write an article for the Catholic Herald suggesting that many Anglo-Catholics may and perhaps should leave for Rome, after the vote in favour of women as bishops, and the vote against creating a perpetual enclave of those who won’t accept them. I would describe myself as [...]

four pieces

Rise and Pray (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

More on the crisis du jour in the Church of England... Four pieces, two from The Catholic Herald : Bishop to lead flock to Rome after synod vote , by Anna Arco 'Anglo-Catholics must now decide' , by the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, Anglican Bishop of Ebbsfleet An Archbishop of Canterbury in retreat , by Damian Thompson NLM: Anglican Reunion: Optimism and Sobriety , by Matthew

Ex-Anglicans will bring new life to our Church

Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

By Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald "Most of all we ask for ways that allow us to bring our folk with us." Well, you can’t put it plainer than that. The Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, Bishop of Ebbsfleet and one of the Church of England’s three "flying bishops", wants to lead his people to Rome. And - [...]

‘Anglo-Catholics must now decide’

Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

By the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, Bishop of Ebbsfleet in The Catholic Herald So we are to have a code of practice. Traditional Anglo-Catholics must now decide whether to stay in the Church of England in what, for a while, will be a protected colony - where the sacramental ministry of women bishops and priests is [...]

A Bittersweet Ending to the Henrician Schism

西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Damian Thompson has the scoop that "[t]he [Anglican] Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, is to lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church" — C of E bishop will lead Anglicans to Rome . It seems that he has succeeded in received his asked-for "magnanimous gestures from our Catholic friends, especially from the Holy Father, who...

CHURCH OF ENGLAND BISHOP PETITIONS ROME

Shrine of the Holy Whapping (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

Bishop Burnham, a name delightfully similar, if completely unrelated, to Bishop Brennan Today: The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, is to lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church, the Catholic Herald will reveal this week. Bishop Burnham... has made a statement asking Pope Benedict XVI and the English Catholic...

C of E bishop will lead Anglicans to Rome

Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

By Damien Thompson, Telegraph The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, is to lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church, the Catholic Herald will reveal this week. Bishop Burnham, one of two "flying bishops" in the province of Canterbury, has made a statement asking Pope Benedict XVI and [...]

C of E bishop will lead Anglicans to Rome

Saint Mary Magdalen, Brighton, UK (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

Damian Thompson says: The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, is to lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church, the Catholic Herald will reveal this week. Bishop Burnham, one of two "flying bishops" in the province of Canterbury, has made a statement asking Pope Benedict XVI and the English Catholic bishops for "magnanimous...

Anglican Bishop Will Lead others on the Path to Rome

My Gospel Workers Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

7/9/2008 Catholic Online "What we must humbly ask for now is for magnanimous gestures from our Catholic friends, especially from the Holy Father" said Bishop Burnham. LONDON (Catholic Online) - Damian Thompson of the Telegraph has covered the rapid developments concerning the Church of England. In a report written for the Telegraph on July 8, Mr. Thompson wrote: "The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the...

ENGLAND: C of E Bishop Will Lead Anglicans to Rome

VirtueOnline (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

ENGLAND: C of E Bishop Will Lead Anglicans to Rome by Damian Thompson Columnist The Telegraph http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2008/07/08/c_of_e_bishop_will_lead_anglicans_to_rome July 8, 2008 The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, is to lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church, the Catholic Herald will reveal...

Mass Anglican conversion?

RORATE CÆLI (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

Good news after the expected debacle: an episcopal-level minister of the "Church of England", is to "lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church", as Damian Thompson reveals today. The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, is to lead his fellow Anglo-Catholics from the Church of England into the Roman Catholic Church, the Catholic...

New Anglican News

Standing on My Head (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

I apologize if my posts are all on Anglicanism at the moment, but truly historic things are happening, and it should be of interest to all Catholics. Damian Thompson reports today that one of the traditionalist Anglican bishops, Andrew Burnham, is preparing to lead Anglo Catholics to Rome en masse . He is already in discussions with the Vatican about the ways forward. They seem to want...