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“Kami ‘tunggu dan lihat’ tindakan Sangti Papa seterusnya” — Gereja Anglikan Malaysia

Published On November 06 , 2009
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BANGKOK : Ketua Gereja Anglikan di Semenanjung Malaysia menyatakan beliau menyokong usaha gabungan Gereja Katolik-Anglikan kerana gereja Anglikan di sini turut menentang perkembangan gerakan liberal yang sedang berlaku di dalam komuniti Anglikan.

Namun, Uskup Ng Moon Hing dari Keuskupan Anglikan Semenanjung Malaysia ini lebih suka ‘tunggu dan lihat’ akan tindakan Sangti Papa Benediktus XVI yang selanjutnya. Pada Okt 20 lalu, Kardinal William Levada, Prefek Kongregasi Untuk Ajaran Iman (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith/CDF) mengumumkan bahawa Paus Benediktus XVI telah mengeluarkan dokumen bagi para klerus dan umat awam Anglikan untuk menyertai Gereja Katolik, di mana elemen- elemen tradisi Anglikan mereka masih dikekalkan.

Kardinal Levada juga menyatakan bahawa Paus akan menerbitkan sebuah konstitusi apostolik — sebuah dokumen untuk menetapkan atau merasmikan undang-undang — dalam hal gabungan ini tidak lama lagi.

Ketua Gereja Anglikan di Semenanjung Malaysia mengikuti dengan aktif perkembangan gerakan gabungan oleh Sangti Papa, “Namun kami belum membuat apa-apa tindakan kerana masih belum ada maklumat yang lengkap,” ujar beliau. Beliau juga memberitahu bahawa pengumuman penggabungan ini telah disebarkan ke paroki-paroki Anglikan di seluruh negara.

Uskup Ng menyatakan bahawa hubungan Anglikan dengan Gereja Katolik tempatan adalah baik dan Gereja Anglikan di Malaysia amat menentang beberapa pembaharuan liberal di dalam komuniti Anglikan seperti pelantikan umat awam, paderi dan uskup homoseksual.

Ketua-ketua Anglikan bertemu dengan para ketua Katolik setiap bulan untuk sesi dialog dan bekerjasama sepenuhnya melalui Federasi Kristian Malaysia.

Menurut Uskup Ng, terdapat lebih kurang 30,000 penganut Anglikan di Semenanjung Malaysia dan 160,000 di Sarawak serta lebih daripada 60,000 di Sabah.

Agama Anglikan tersebar di Tanah Melayu semasa pemerintahan British. Gereja pertama Anglikan di Tanah Melayu iaitu Gereja Sto Geroge didirikan di Pulau Pinang pada tahun 1819. — UCAN
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