My post is based on remarks Cardinal Walter Kasper made to Anglican bishops gathered at a conference/St. Alban's (UK) in 2003. Kasper warned against a mechanistic interpretation of the apostolic succession. "To stand in the apostolic succession is not a matter of an individual historical chain, but of collegial membership in a collegium which as a whole, goes back to the apostles." Thus it is not "a question of an uninterrupted [genealogical] chain, but of the uninterrupted sharing of faith and mission." He also spoke of "a re-evaluation of Apostolicae Curae," noting that "a final solution can be found only in the larger context of full communion in faith, sacramental life and shared apostolic vision." He noted how right now the CC was not "in faith" or "shared vision" with Anglicanism, especially in regard to "lay presidency, the ordination of women bishops, ethical problems such as abortion and homosexual partnerships," and in knowing "which voice speaks" for the Anglican Communion.