Anglicans
in Christchurch City are talking about sharing a new cathedral with the
Catholics, a move that would have worldwide ramifications.Rebuilding
Christchurch’s two wounded cathedrals into one ‘unprecedented’ Anglican-Catholic
super-cathedral is under discussion at top levels in the Anglican Church.The Sunday Star-Times understands the possibility of an ecumenical, or joint, cathedral to unify the two churches has been discussed behind closed doors for months.
If given the green light, it would bring the Catholics and Anglicans together under the same cathedral roof for the first time in the world since the churches split in the 16th century.
Christchurch’s Bishop Victoria Matthews was reluctant to speak publicly about the controversial idea for fear it would ‘kill the possibility’. But she confirmed she had informally discussed it with local Anglicans.
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