Erich+

Thanks for this post.  I found +Andrew's final statement interesting:
"Priests and parishes who look to me for episcopal care will pray
regularly not only for him but for the ending, in God's good time, of
the separation of Catholic Anglicans from full communion with the See of
Peter."

I wonder what it would take for this reunion to occur?  Certainly, as
the Bishop points out in his quote from "Salt of the Earth," the
reversal towards the tendency of democracy in the area of doctrine and
the opinions of the national churches on the same would have to change.
But for most people -- in particular the "traditional ACs" -- I 
wonder if Benedict XVI didn't just say, "Keep your Anglican liturgies and traditions like the Eastern Catholic Churches have kept theirs and come on over," if there wouldn't be more than just a few people taking the plunge.  Dunno.

MLW+
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Mike+

Something like what you describe (Keep your Anglican liturgies. . .) happened some years ago, before ECUSA and Canada put a strain on relations.  

I wouldn't anticipate that Benedict XVI will have enough years to accomplish a rapprochement with whatever Anglicans in this country would be interested in the conversation.

Not so many months ago, Kasper made it clear there was nothing for the RCC to discuss with the Anglican Communion because of the issues of same sex unions, abortion, etc, etc.  

It appears to me that during his potentially short time that Benedict XVI will have his hands full reclaiming European civilization and retaining the American RC Church. He has enough teaching to do in the American RC Church with regard to womens' roles and morality without taking on the Anglicans.  

Movement by the RCC on the few doctrinal issues that have been a problem for most Anglicans is not likely. Even if discussions were to begin on the two major doctrinal and structural problems I suspect it would take decades to come to any agreement.
Ecumenism may get lip service but not much more.  

Charles+