Wednesday, April 29, 2015

How Many New Receptions Have There Been?

We're still in the Easter season, and of course, most baptisms and receptions of new adult Catholics take place at the Easter Vigil. We know about the Ordinariate group in Flushing, NY that was received at the 2015 Vigil -- but what other growth is taking place?

The point of Anglicanorum coetibus is to bring Anglicans into the Catholic Church. If they were all supposed to come in as a bunch in 2012, well, that was a damp squib. What kind of progress is being made since then? I can think of two good indicators, one obvious: how many new Ordinariate groups are in formation and being recognized. But another is how many former Anglicans, as defined in the complementary norms, come into existing Ordinariate parishes and groups at each Easter Vigil.

Actually, I've never seen an announcement of anything like the latter. Can anyone shed light here? If Msgr Steenson is making visits, eating meals, and being encouraged, is there anything for him to be encouraged about?