The Head Of the COE is in Rome Praying With The Pope

[mark46]

Thoughts?

 

[RamiC]

Thoughts?

Do you have any thoughts which you could manage to share with us?

At the moment I have only that it was a thing they wanted to do, so why would anybody mind? No one is asking me to recognise the position of the Pope as Roman Catholic Church members believe it to be, and it could do some good for the world.

 

[seeking.IAM]

Christians praying with each other seems like a pretty good thing to me. It is the notion that someone isn't the right kind of Christian to pray with me that is pretty messed up.

 

[mark46]

Henry the 8th was considered "the Defender Of The Faith" by the pope at the time. He broke from the Roman Catholic Church.

This is a monumental event.
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I agree that no one is asking others to accept the Roman Catholic understanding of the role of the pope.
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I would note that there has been considerable anti-Catholic sentiment within the Anglican Church these last 500 years.

Alternatively, some Anglicans consider the pope one patriarch among equal patriarchs.
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In any case, this week should show the members of both branches of the Church that we part of One Church.

 

[RamiC]

I would note that there has been considerable anti-Catholic sentiment within the Anglican Church these last 500 years.

Well there were some martyrs and quite a lot of pain caused in the process of our origins as the Anglican Tradition. However, here in the UK there were victims on both sides, and I am glad we have much less fear of each other now.

The images of the King and Queen there do look pretty striking to me, there is some power in that.

Is there a reason why the women are all in black? I am just curious about what that means.

 

[Paidiske]

My only thought is that the monarch is not the head of the C of E, but its governor. That might seem like splitting hairs, but Christ is the head of the Church.

 

[Shane R]

Is there a reason why the women are all in black? I am just curious about what that means.

The Vatican has a fairly rigid dress code for women. Perhaps they were sent a memo suggesting how they ought to dress for the occasion.

 

[RamiC]

The Vatican has a fairly rigid dress code for women. Perhaps they were sent a memo suggesting how they ought to dress for the occasion.

Thank you, but I was just wondering why black in particlar. The King and Queen would certainly have had some advice about what to wear, so as not to be disrepectful.

 

[Paidiske]

I have a dim memory that for women, wearing anything but black to meet the pope is a particular privilege. Something for royalty of Catholic countries?

 

[RamiC]

Found it, "It’s traditional for a Queen to wear black and a veil for an audience with the Pope at the Vatican as a sign of respect, modesty and humility" The reason for Queen Camilla's dramatic all-black ensemble at the Vatican will surprise you . I can see sense in that thinking, the Vatican being a place of such important pilgramage for Catholics, it could too easily become too much of a fashion show.