Q: I just wanted to ask if you you were aware of any additional developments on this topic either here (in the U.S.) or elsewhere? 

I’d also be interested in hearing any stories you’ve heard of dioceses rolling out additional guidelines on this and what worked (if it did).

I’ve been coming across more and more people who we would call “separated brethren” for whom Catholic triumphalism (on things we have no reason theologically to be triumphalist about) on this sort of thing has led to (understandable) abandonment of ecumenical commitment on their part. At some point the contempt becomes too much.

It is a small thing, but reception on Easter Vigil, regardless of situation, seems to be the norm everywhere.

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A: I’m not up to speed on such developments in the US or elsewhere, but I have laid out the basic issues in my book, Full Communion with Us. This takes into consideration ecumenical concerns and practical advice.

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