Archbishop David Moxon will be present with other Anglican leaders at the inauguration of Papa Francis today.
I imagine he will keep going, further north to Canterbury Cathedral for the enthronement of ++Justin Welby as ++Justin Cantuar.
Speaking of both events, we Anglicans could do with some serious prayer for ++Justin. He inherits a C of E and a Communion as divided as ever. (Well, maybe the former was more divided in the 1540s!)
Well, fortunately for us, Peter, we are part of God's Church - The Body of Christ. It does not belong to us, it belongs to Christ. We are merely His servants.
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It may be that those of us who feel we have no need of further Godly evangelisation - having all the answers - may have to step back for a while to see how God's Holy Spirit will 'lift up the poor and the neglected - into the place that God has reserved for them. The Poor in Spirit may feel more blessed than those of us who feel we have it made. I echo the challenge of St. Francis of Assisi: "Pax et Bonum!"
I have great hopes for the new era of the Church. Kyrie eleison!