More on the Anglican Gesture

Mrs Vidal points out that the papal response to the Anglican traditionalists was made on 20 October, the feast of St Paul of the Cross: "For fifty years he prayed for the conversion of England, and left the devotion as a legacy to his [spiritual] sons." More here.

Some thoughts from a Catholic minded Anglican priest in Canada.

Another view, this time from an English parish priest in the CofE.

The major press organs, the drive-by-media, or however you like to phrase that, seem all to have received the memo on how to interpret this. Note the wording of the headlines from the New York Times (the mobile edition): Vatican Bidding to Get Anglicans to Join Its Fold; from the Wall Street Journal: Vatican in Bold Bid to Attract Anglicans; from the L.A. Times: Disillusioned Anglicans invited to join Catholic Church. The Press Telegram used the word "lure" but SWMBO has already tossed this morning's paper and I can't look up the exact wording. I presume there are more but that ought to do for starters. Not one of them says Vatican Responds with Generosity to Anglican Plea. I haven't seen a mention of the glorious gesture of the Traditional Anglican Communion in presenting a copy of the Catholic Catechism, signed in agreement by all the Communion's bishops, to the Holy Father with a plea to be accepted by Peter.