The Church of England is a Protestant Church.
2006-10-12 02:21:12
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answered by lordofthetarot 3
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The church of England was formed during the Protestant reformation when King Henry VIII, in a dispute with the pope, declared that the pope would no longer head the state church in England, he would. From that point forward the King/Queen of England has been the titular head the Church of England, but has appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury to serve as their ecclesiastical surrogate.
The CoE initially mirrored Roman Catholicism, but over time created great traditions of its own, chief among them the Book of Common Prayer. The CoE also follows the "line of apostolic succession." Because all of the original CoE Bishops were initially ordained as Catholics, they can trace their ordination all the way back to St. Peter, by tradition the first pope (Bishop of Rome).
Protestants began as a different, more theological rebellion against Rome, ostensibly because the Roman Catholics were showing signs of corruption and worldliness. While the Church or England began as a political maneuver and is technically among the protestant churches, most other protestants (Luther and Calvin chief among them) arose as a pious protest, and they broke more strongly from the tradition of the church and re-emphasized the primacy of the Bible as the source of knowledge about God.
2006-10-12 09:26:09
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answered by NHBaritone 7
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the church of england is a protestant church, but i think they retain some catholics rituals or ceremony unlike some protestants demonination, not sure about this though
2006-10-12 09:24:08
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answered by comatose 2
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the basic differences as in any Christian Church and another are only the differences in which the Rituals and Ceremonies are performed. other than this there are very few if any differences.
2006-10-12 09:24:43
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answered by Marvin R 7
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Anglicans are protestants, they protested and withdrew from the Roman-Catholic view of life and its teaching
2006-10-12 09:24:17
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answered by TCFKAYM 4
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For more descriptions you might want to add -
Anglican & Episcopal to the list.
2006-10-12 09:22:18
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answered by dryheatdave 6
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