And Pope Francis seem to admire Anglicanism as a model for His Holiness’ form of advancing the same liberal progressivism of the spirit of Vatican II but now advanced through Francis’ synodal way.
I copy this from a Facebook post, but I don’t have the author’s name:
The Episcopal Church is hoping to sell or lease its headquarters in New York City amid attendance decline and a schism in the broader Anglican Communion.
The church announced June 17 that a New York-based real estate firm will begin marketing its 12-story, multimillion-dollar Church Center for sale or lease. While the denomination counted many of America’s founders among its members and was once associated with the American elite, it has been losing members for decades.
The Episcopal Church, the American counterpart of the Church of England, had 1.5 million members in 2023, less than half its 3.6 million members in 1966. The church said it did not release 2024 membership data because a new methodology “revealed confusion” about how churches were counting congregants.
“We’ve done a detailed analysis about the best use of the building, with consultants and architects,” said Chris Lacovara, the church’s chief financial officer. “We occupy a fraction of the Church Center space now, and the conclusion is that we don’t need to own and occupy a building in midtown Manhattan.”
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Well with a combination of the German Synod, Father Martin, SJ, LGBT, and Traditiones Custodes, the Catholic Church is heading in that direction
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