Because the "oh-the-Catholic-Church-is-just-a-bunch-of-women-haters-and-gay-bashers-and-that's-why-they-want-to-add-conservative-Anglicans-to-their-ranks" storyline is getting a bit wearisome. See, for example, the New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor, with the headline, "Will Vatican lure Africa's Anglican anti-gay bishops to Catholic church?"
Or this gem from the blog of the ostensibly Catholic magazine, America:
But, I worry, too, that some of these newcomers will also be nostalgists, anti-feminists, and anti-gay bigots. The ordaining of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire is not something I would have advised, but after all these centuries of schism, I am not sure why that should have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.Look, folks, the Catholic Church's mission isn't political - it's all about Matthew 28:19-20. It's all about bringing all Christians back into full communion with the Church. It's all about standing for the increasingly unpopular truth - because Jesus is "the Way, the Truth and the Light."
Got it?
Good. Now show some initiative and write an article or two about what a reunited Christianity could mean for the world. Your editor will think you're clever.
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