A RIDICULOUS INVITATION

Greetings Beloved,

I would like to share with you an article that I received by email a few days ago from Dr. Stephen Vattappara the Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India. It addresses the Popes invitation to the Anglican Churches of the World.

Philadelphia: Oct 24th 2009

“It is unbecoming of the propriety containing a Christian hierarchy such as Pope to take stock of a situation arose in another Church by inviting them to join his Church and that too to remain there in a lower status, where as the right thing for him would have been to appeal for correction of any erroneous action if he deem so“, said Arch Bishop Dr. Stephen Vattappara, the Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India (ACI), in Philadelphia, USA, while addressing a meeting of the Anglican Academy of Religious Studies (AARA), of which the Metropolitan serves as the Chairman.

The Pope and the Roman Catholic Church has no moral grounds to allege sins against the Anglican Church, while it itself had immersed in scandals of similar sins which the Christian World has never forgotten“, Dr. Vattappara added.

The Metropolitan further added, “The action of one Episcopal (Anglican) Diocese in USA , which elected a gay as Bishop, was condemned by the true Anglicans all over the world including ACI.

Roman Church cannot blame ordaining Women Bishops where as that Church worship and pray to the mother of Jesus Christ.

ACI opposes both the actions of the Episcopal Church as well as the hypocritical stand of the Roman Church.

The treating promised and the titles prescribed as ‘Ordinary‘ to the believers and Bishops respectively are a denigration of the Anglican Church and Bishops as a whole; It is unethical, unchristian and indecent.

The stature of the position of the Pope is lowered by the improper and indecent invitation of Pope Benedict".

"The action of the Roman Church is ridiculous and all True Anglicans will reject the appeal. First let them set their house in order", the Metropolitan added.


Yes, the Episcopal Church in the United States has become extremely liberal and has embarrassed true Anglican Christians worldwide, but I am in agreement with Metropolitan Vattappara. The Anglican Church has a strong history that can be traced back to Joseph of Arimathea in approximately the 4th Century, some scholars even believe before the formation of the Roman Church. Either way we have a dignified Lineage and are entitled to the same respect as the Roman Catholic Church. The Popes invitation, however heart felt and sincere it may have been is shameful.

"And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him" (Deuteronomy 1:16).

God's blessings to you all!

Your servant in Christ,
+Ernest A. Ross