Anglicans Among First to Return to Communion

Several small ships that had fought gallantly for the Pope race to be the first to bind themselves to those two columns. Many other ships, having retreated through fear of the battle, cautiously watch from far away; the wrecks of the broken ships having been scattered in the whirlpools of the sea, they in their turn sail in good earnest to those two columns, and having reached them, they make themselves fast to the hooks hanging down from them and their they remain safe, together with the principal ship, on which is the Pope.
http://www.miraclerosarymission.org/bosco.html

Luke 15:32
But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

Various and sundry anti-Catholic bigots neglecting to do any fact-checking, reacted by fabricating and circulating falsehoods against Christ's Holy Church accusing Her of "poaching", when in reality, it was the Anglicans who approached the Catholic Church seeking communion.
http://busycatholic.blogspot.com/2009/10/poaching-charges-all-scrambled.html

“...was initiated by the Anglicans and not by Catholics.”
http://www.rcav.org/Diocesan_Offices/bccatholic.aspx?ekfrm=3326

"Those Anglicans who have approached the Holy See..."
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/10/20/catholic-anglican-church-recruit.html?ref=rss

It's nice to see accurate balanced reporting from the CBC as well numerous others. There is however much circulating about "Rome poaching for profit", which is untrue. For the record, it was the Anglicans who approached the Catholic Church seeking communion. The "Catholic Church reaching out to Anglicans" is the Catholic response to an Anglican intiative. (another Anglican initiative).

Like the prodigal son, they wanted to return to their place of origin. (Anglicans broke away from the Catholic Church in 1534) and like the prodigal's father, we are running to welcome them, giving them the best robe and putting it on them, putting a ring on their fingers and sandals on their feet, bringing the fattened calf and killing it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of ours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. So we begin to celebrate.