Apostolic constitution published

Crikey. Pop out for a cup of tea and the internet erupts. Well, its finally here. The apostolic constitution setting out the detail of how Anglicans can join the Catholic Church has been published.

There has already been a huge amount of reaction. Mouse will try to add something to that already, but in the mean time will link to just a couple of the comment pieces. Ruth Gledhill does her usual diligent job in the Times, and Bishop Graham Kings has a piece in the Guardian.

The most interesting reaction has come from Bishop John Broadhurst, who commented, "What Rome has done is offer exactly what the Church of England has refused. Indeed it has offered the requests of 'Consecrated Women' with the completion of its ecumenical hopes. We all need now to ask the question 'is this what we want?' For some of us I suspect our bluff is called!".

No doubt much more will follow.