Tag Archives: Independent / Old Catholicism

Cantankerous Humanity

Posted on Monday, 23 January, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The latest article of Fr Jonathan Munn Unity with two integrities? has goaded me into a few reflections of my own on Christian unity. I find Fr Jonathan’s article a little on the abstract side, though obviously well-prepared and a … Continue reading →

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The Fatal Flaw

Posted on Friday, 21 October, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is a constant theme: Anglicanism is intrinsically flawed by its comprehensiveness and doctrinal relativism because of the lack of a teaching authority (magisterium).  It is one argument that convinces Anglicans who are new to it to become Roman Catholics. … Continue reading →

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Bishop Cantor

Posted on Friday, 24 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just received news of the death of Bishop Maurice Cantor of the Eglise Sainte-Marie near Rouen. He was born in 1921 near Dieppe and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest at the Abbey of Saint Wandrille. He served … Continue reading →

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Earthquake at Palmar de Troya!

Posted on Wednesday, 27 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

HT to Jean-François Mayer – Église palmarienne: Grégoire XVIII perd la foi et va se marier, le nouveau pape Pierre III est un Suisse This must be a cataclysm in the Palmarian Church (see Palmar de Troya to know what … Continue reading →

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Antipopes

Posted on Thursday, 18 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I learned today of the death of Bishop Maurice Archieri a few days ago at the age of 93 years. Who was he? He was an automobile mechanic (highly skilled and honourable trade) who claimed the Papacy under the name … Continue reading →

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Episcopi Vagantes Simplified

Posted on Tuesday, 8 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In A conservative blog for peace, we find On pushing progressivism in church and more. I think John is a tad simplistic for many questions: Episcopi vagantes summed up: “tossing about between Modernism, theosophy, and simple megalomania.” Ex-clergy or clergy … Continue reading →

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Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục

Posted on Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a new Facebook page on Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục who died in 1984. He was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic archbishop who was incredibly naive and fell between the cracks of Ostpolitik diplomacy after his family was … Continue reading →

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The old label thing…

Posted on Thursday, 16 April, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The subject keeps coming up, especially when it’s a question of “You’re a false one masquerading as one of us true ones“. In the heyday of vagante churches, would-be prelates would invent all kinds of combinations of names to try … Continue reading →

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Arnold Harris Mathew

Posted on Friday, 19 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Arnold Harris Mathew (1852-1919) was an enigmatic figure. I first discovered this character through the “usual” source, Peter Anson’s Bishops at Large. Anson portrayed Mathew as an unstable and vacillating person, perhaps even deceitful in regard to the Dutch Old … Continue reading →

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Anglican Papalism Revisited

Posted on Wednesday, 24 July, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Another article is worth reading – Anglican Papalism on the Episcopal Church Socialist League blog. The blog author is Ryan Chegwin of the (presumably) Episcopalian parish of St Paul, Minnesota. He announces the colours thus: Anglican Papalism is for men … Continue reading →

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