Pope John Paul II Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Anglicanism ==== John Paul II had good relations with the [[Church of England]], as also with other parts of the [[Anglican Communion]]. He was the first reigning pope to travel to the United Kingdom, in 1982, where he met [[Queen Elizabeth II]], the [[Supreme Governor of the Church of England]]. He preached in [[Canterbury Cathedral]] and received [[Robert Runcie]], the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. He said that he was disappointed by the Church of England's decision to [[Ordination of women in the Anglican Communion|ordain women]] and saw it as a step away from unity between the [[Anglican Communion]] and the Catholic Church.<ref name="Kirby" /> In 1980, John Paul II issued a [[Pastoral Provision]] allowing married former Episcopal priests to become Catholic priests, and for the acceptance of former [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] parishes into the Catholic Church. He allowed the creation of a form of the [[Roman Rite]], known informally by some as the [[Anglican Use]], which incorporates selected elements of the Anglican [[Book of Common Prayer]] that are compatible with Catholic doctrine. He permitted Archbishop [[Patrick Flores]] of [[San Antonio]], Texas, to establish [[Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church]], together as the inaugural parish for the use of this hybrid liturgy.<ref name="Atonement" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page