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Judith —
Anglican priests do not have the power of orders,
that is, the power from a real ordination (laying
on of hands from a bishop who was consecrated by
a bishop, by a bishop, by a bishop, going all the
back to the Apostles).
Lacking that power, he can go through the motions
of absolution but the motions don't do what they
say, they don't effect what they signify.
It's not a question of whether it would "count" in
the Catholic Church, it's a question of whether he
can really impart the forgiveness of God and the
medicinal grace of the sacrament, and the answer
to that is, No.
Mary Ann
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