I heard this covered on the News at One, and it certainly sounds like it could (or perhaps should) be the start of some form of breakaway. For a start, the priest who was interviewed didn't seem to have much time for papal infallibility given the whole context of the debate!
I would have some reservations about the survey though. For example, the mass attendance figures seem totally at odds with what I'm told by a relation who is a Eucharistic minister and member of the our local parish council. If I heard right they claimed 1.6 million go to mass at least once a week. I find that very hard to believe, even if it was including things like weddings and funerals which people attend out of respect for others rather than as a symbol of faith.
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