It wasn’t their Holy Eucharist, simply a liturgy. The music, typical of most Anglican parishes, was absolutely splendid.
There was Roman Catholic participation and I think the new Archbishop of Westminster participated and a couple of cardinals, one who isn’t a bishop.
The liturgy had a lot of English pageantry, something in which they excel.
Most Bugnini Mass goers would be delighted if this happened in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. They are thrilled it happens in the Anglican Communion, which has the look of Catholicism without Holy Orders or Apostolic Secession and most of all Bugnini Mass goers love the Anglican Communion’s ethos of “anything goes.!”
The King and Queen of England were not present. Prince William and Princess Kate were there instead.
Canterbury Cathedral is an absolutely splendid example of Gothic architecture. Its history is phenomenal.
I was able to go there in the early 1980’s and in fact purchased a ceramic chalice in their gift shop which I did use at times in my Bugnini Mass celebrations. Then there was a warning about using these types of chalices as they contain lead and could poison the poor humble priest drinking from it as it would leach into the Wine.
Of course, then the Vatican forbade chalices not made of Precious Metals. I was obedient to health and the Vatican!
But as progressive as the Anglican Communion is, they should repatriate this magnificent Cathedral back to its original owners, the Holy Roman Church. That would be a marvelous act of restitution! No?
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