There is something entirely disingenuous about the bishop's claims. Whatever "toll" or "strain" he is talking about is entirely self-induced, if not self-inflicted. No one said he had to come out. No one said he had to run for bishop though he tried in three dioceses before he hit pay dirt in New Hampshire.

He says that Forward in Faith is "not part of the Church of England".

When VOL made inquiries from a source in London as to whether he could do that, we got a reply saying that FiF-UK rewrote their Constitution (lodged with the Charity Commission) in 2007 so Broadhurst may have grounds for thinking he can take FiF and its funds and organization to Rome.

Between them, they represent three of the four "flying bishops" appointed by General Synod to minister to traditional Anglo-Catholics in the Church of England. All plan to enter the Roman Catholic Church through the Ordinariate, an initiative launched by Pope Benedict XVI to cater specifically to Anglican converts. This has yet to be set up in the U.K. The number of laity planning to follow the episcopal lead is unclear, but already one parish, St.

"In the midst of this family tragedy my father joined a Bible study led by missionaries from South Korea and America. He became convinced that he should become a missionary to North Korea," she related.