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Pope opens door for Anglican communion

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.

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Pope Benedict XVI is paving the way for Anglican groups to take communion with the Catholic Church. In recent years some conservative Anglicans have been angered by their church’s decision to accept female priests and openly gay bishops. Retired Rev. George Langberg, Bishop of the Northeast Anglican Church in America, says he’s happy about the move. But he says Anglicans won’t be “converting,” but instead simply entering into communion with Catholics. John Allen, senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, joins us with more of the story