Friday, August 31, 2007

Dismay and anger as Pope declares Protestants cannot have churches | John Hooper in Rome and Stephen Bates | Wednesday July 11, 2007 | The Guardian

· Text quotes 'absence of sacramental priesthood'
· Declaration criticised as huge step backwards

Protestant churches yesterday reacted with dismay to a new declaration approved by Pope Benedict XVI insisting they were mere "ecclesial communities" and their ministers effectively phonies with no right to give communion. ...

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