Anglicanism

Pope Benedict XVI is paving the way for Anglican groups to take communion with the Catholic Church. Guests: Retired Rev. George Langberg, Bishop of the Northeast Anglican Church in America and John Allen, correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.

All of the 800 Anglican bishops who gather this week for the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference were invited personally by the Archbishop of Canterbury himself. Gene Robinson, the church’s first openly gay bishop, was not one of them. But he’s there anyway, speaking up for the gay and lesbian clergy.

The World’s Jane Little reports on mixed reactions today to the Vatican’s sudden announcement yesterday that it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to the Roman Catholic faith.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Jane Little about the gathering of Anglican bishops in England.

Alex Gallafent reports on a controversy in Britain over comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury