26 November 2015, The Tablet

Upbeat Ordinariate


 
We are delighted our report “Growing Up: Growing Out” was mentioned in The Tablet, but your item (“Ordinariate hopeful despite declining membership”, News from Britain and Ireland, 21 November) misunderstands part of it.This is a key moment for the Ordinariate. The early years were a time of great excitement and uncertainty; we entered the Catholic Church with very few resources and the urgent need was to find housing, stipends and places to worship. Four years on, it is right to review where we have got to and identify future priorities. We were humbled to hear many testimonies of blessings received. Members were upbeat, committed to realising the vision of Anglicanorum Coetibus and certainly not demoralised. Our report does not paint a picture of “falling m
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