THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS

The largest Anglican priestly society in the UK & Europe promoting an inclusive priestly spirituality and Catholic evangelism.

The SCP Vision

The Society of Catholic Priests was founded after the ordination of women as priests in the Church of England in 1994 to advocate for and support an inclusive priestly spirituality and priests committed to catholic evangelism. We believe that “catholic” means “part of the whole” and that God is drawing the church and the world ever onward towards a broader vision of the new heaven and new earth.

We believe God calls people regardless of gender to receive the sacrament of ordination to the diaconate, priesthood and episcopate. And that God blesses those who seek to live in permanent, faithful and stable relationships, regardless of their sexual orientation, and that these relationships are as much an example of God’s love in the world as heterosexual relationships.

We celebrate humanity in all its God-given diversity and seek to ensure that the voices of LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and Global Majority Heritage Christians are heard, understood and engaged with in the wider Church.

We believe that the Catholic tradition remains a gift to the churches of the Anglican Communion. And that there is life and that abundantly within the Christian faith for all.

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The Society Prayer

Father, we thank you that you have called us to your service, to feed your people by word and sacrament.

By the power of your Spirit, keep us faithful to you and to those in our care. Keep united in the bonds of peace and love the members of our Society, that by sharing in Christ’s priesthood here on earth, we may come to share in the joys of his eternal kingdom, where he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.

Amen.