Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor: All churches "impoverished" by Anglican divisions

The search for unity must continue, Murphy-O'Connor tells the General Synod
From Times Online
February 9, 2009
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent

The Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor today spoke of his regret at the divisions in the Anglican Communion that have taken it to the brink of schism.

Addressing the General Synod in Church House, Westminster he said the Anglican Church's struggles affected all churches or "ecclesial communities", as the Pope has instructed Catholic bishops to refer to non-Catholic and non-Orthodox churches.

"Divisions within any church or eccclesial community impoverish the communion of the whole Church," he said. "We Roman Catholics cannot be indifferent to what is happening to our friends in the Anglican Communion and, in particular, in the Church of England. the rest