Talk:English Benedictine Congregation

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The claim that the EBC (as an institution) is in 'moral continuity' with the mission of St Augustine begs the question about the extent of the influence of RB in this period, and is better ommitted. Although the 17th century EBC claims a link through Sigebert Buckley - the last survivor of the Marian Westminster Abbey - with the pre-reformation congregation this is a very technical legal claim, reflecting no continuity of life or practice. The 17th century EBC had more in common with the reformed Cassinese congregation than with the pre-reformation EBC. It can even be argued that the aggregation by Buckley of several Italian and Spanish monks into the EBC had to do with the desire to preserve a legal claim on monastic lands, should a future Catholic government of England ever be disposed to restore those properties. The detail about the President of the congregation has been updated to reflect the statements in the consitutions of the EBC. Lanspergius 15:41, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

"Missioners" or "Missionaries" In most contexts, the terms can probably be used interchangably (although "missioner" is a less common term). In this context, "missioner" is frequently employed as a quasi-technical term for a recusant Catholic priest sent from the continent to support the recusant Catholic communities of post-reformation England, over against the usage "missionary" which denotes a Christian evangelist in a non-Christian context. Lanspergius (talk) 08:56, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree, this is the version of the term they use most regularly themselves, and which is used in the literature about the Congregation, so "missioners" should be retained. Robotforaday 16:58, 30 November 2007 (UTC)