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Pope and Archbishop Exchange Views on Ordination of WomenAnglican Communion OfficeSecretariat for Promoting Christian UnityMinistryOrdinationPope and Archbishop Exchange Views on Ordination of Women Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, have exchanged letters on the ordination of women to the priesthood within the Anglican Communion. The correspondence dates from 20th December 1984 to 17th June 1986. The Pope's letter to the Archbishop reiterates that the ordination of women is seen by the Roman Catholic Church as introducing "an element of grave difficulty" into the unity discussions between the two Churches. The Archbishop of Canterbury took the unusual step of consulting the Primates of the Anglican Communion about this letter…Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission1986-06-30Texttext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://iarccum.org/doc/1066ARCIC-II 47/85https://iarccum.org/doc/1066enAnglican documents : Communiqués & Press ReleasesARCIC-II : Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission II : Communiqués & Press ReleasesCatholic documents : Communiqués & Press Releaseshttps://iarccum.org/doc/763https://iarccum.org/doc/764https://iarccum.org/doc/765https://iarccum.org/doc/766© 1986, Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission