Episcopal Parish in Maryland converts to Catholicism

Interesting – thay had been a Anglo-Catholic parish, with rites very similar to Roman Catholicism, but still part of the Episcopal communion.

At the basilica, before the archbishop, parishioners stood for Communion. But at St. Luke’s, they’ll be allowed to kneel under the guidelines laid out by the Vatican in 2009 when it announced plans to create a special body that would let American Anglicans keep some of their traditions, including their married priests.

Members of St. Luke’s said they converted because of their longing for one clear religious authority.

They said they didn’t like the range of views that Anglican clerics expressed on issues such as same-sex relationships and Christianity’s sole claim to God.