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The Right Rev. Richard Pain, who served as the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth, will join the Catholic Church on Sunday, July 2, 2023. | Credit: Keith Moseley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

With a cacophony of problems surrounding us, it’s difficult to hear the beautiful symphony the Holy Spirit is still conducting in the Church.

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine, July 20, 2023

Eric Sammons is the editor-in-chief of Crisis Magazine.

 

In the past four years, six Anglican bishops have entered into the Catholic Church. This revives a trend that was particularly strong during the pontificate of Benedict XVI, when 13 Anglican bishops came into the Church from 2007-2012. The most recent convert, Richard Pain, the former Anglican bishop of Monmouth, was received into the Church just a few weeks ago.

Of course, this is wonderful news, but if you look on social media you’ll see a lot of comments—from Catholics—wondering why these men converted. Their implication is clear: it’s not worth converting to Catholicism due to the current state of the Church. …

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