I know the history of the Anglican Church and that it's similar to Catholicism and I know they consider themselves protestants. But do you think Anglicanism is basically a branch of Catholicism kind of like Greek Orthodox is, or do you think it's faith all to itself, not being Catholic nor Protestant? Or do you think it's protestant?
2006-11-13 03:22:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Theologically and liturgically, the Anglican Church is the closest to Roman Catholicism of all the Protestant denominations. A relatively high proportion of its members convert comfortably to Catholicism in later life, and there are many notable examples; Cardinal Newman in the 19th century, and Ronald Knox (who was the son of an Anglican clergyman) in the 20th.
2006-11-13 06:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Anglican church offers a beautiful form of worship which is similar to, but not the same as, the Catholic church and which appeals to many non-Catholic worshppers. There are so many versions of protestantism that it would be hard to categorize any non-Catholic Christian church as not being protestant to some degree.
2006-11-13 07:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely protestant although significant numbers of its members have absorbed certain Catholic doctrines over the centuries. It can't be considered a branch of the Catholic Church as the Catholic Church cannot recognise the validity of Anglican holy orders (see Apostolicae curae - Leo XIII).
As a point of note, I don't think any of the branches of Eastern Orthodoxy see themselves as a branch of the Catholic Church; they envision themselves as sister Churches.
2006-11-13 03:30:50 · answer #3 · answered by palaver 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the high Anglican church (like the high Lutheran church) has a lot of similarities to Catholicism, but it is still protestant.
2006-11-13 03:25:04 · answer #4 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋