The Vatican raids the Church of England

Others have written some interesting pieces about the attempt by the Vatican to lure Anglicans, such as this excellent article by Paula Kirby.

There is an aspect to this that I have long found rather bizarre, and amusing.  It seems to me that people changing churches because of disagreements over doctrine is really rather odd, as it contradicts one of the principles of Christianity, which is that there are absolute truths, accessible either through the Bible or through tradition, or via the Holy Spirit.  It's not supposed to be a matter of consumer choice. 

Years ago, when the Church of England introduced women priests, there were some defections to the Catholic Church.  I find it hard to describe how ludicrous I found such defections.  The defector is basically claiming to have a personal better understanding of God's wishes than the Synod.   Surely the only honest position is to admit personal ignorance about the deity's wishes and listen to those who are supposedly better trained at researching ultimate truths? 

It's all seems just too weird to me.