2006-12-27 13:54:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No Catholic are not Anglicans. Protestants are Anglicans
2006-12-27 13:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the first 250 years after the Reformation, the Anglican Communion, except for the Episcopal Church in Scotland (disestablished from the days of William 111) consisted solely of the State Church of England. The Anglican Communion is found in many countries around the world. They do not have a central figure such as the Pope. Anglican bishops meet periodically as a body at the Lambeth Conference. It cannot legislate in the name of the Church, but it's published reports indicate the opions of the Anglican Episcopate as a whole. Many of the other differences have been explained. When Henry split from Rome, he still retained all his Catholic practices, but with himself as Head of the Church. Previously he was given the title 'Defender of the Faith' by the Pope of the time. This is still found on our coins. Theoretically, Henry was a heretic.
2006-12-28 16:14:19 · answer #2 · answered by Plato 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Anglicans are members of the Church of England. "High Anglicans" have adopted some Catholic rituals for their own use, sometimes including confession, but they do not, to my knowledge, insist on having celibate male priests. The head of the Church of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury, while the Pope directs the Catholic Church from Rome.
Episcopalians are the American branch of the Church of England.
Those are the three major splits in the original Anglican Church.
Schism, or splitting, has been a major feature of the Church of England ever since it split off from Catholicism when Henry VIII decided he had to divorce his first queen and marry Anne Boleyn.
2006-12-27 22:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anglicans can be low church (not very much into liturgy), middle (broad church--almost anything goes), and high church (which is very Catholic)
All anglican clergy has the apostolic succession, same as the Roman Catholic church.
The main difference, and what makes Anglicans *not* Roman Catholic is we do not recognize the pope as the Chief bishop of God's church on earth.
I hope this helps.
Charles "That Cheeky Lad"
2006-12-27 23:11:30 · answer #4 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife because she coudn't give him an heir. The pope said no, and the King said "tough ****" and broke with the Catholic faith.
They are very similar, but in the Anglican church the monarch is the head of the church. For Catholics, it's the Pope.
2006-12-27 21:58:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...though the genesis of the Anglicans was from the Roman "church" the founders of the Anglican movement had the good sense to leave the Roman cult.
2006-12-27 21:59:07 · answer #6 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anglican is another name for Church of England, and is not Catholic....it came into existence on the bequest of King Henry 8th High Church is also part of it.
2007-01-03 04:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by michael s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost, but the they are not under the rule of the Pope. The Queen of England is the head of the Church. Plus, they do not believe the the wine and bread in communion is the actual body and blood of Christ, it is a symbol of the body and blood. Also, they don't give Mary as much attention. The service is similar in many respects.
2006-12-27 21:59:43 · answer #8 · answered by angel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, many Anglicans are catholic (small c) in their beliefs, but reject spiritual rule from Rome, so are not Roman Catholic (big C).
2006-12-27 22:01:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some consider them or themselves Catholic, but not Roman Catholic.
England was the country that basically coined the phrase Roman Catholic to distinguish.
2006-12-27 22:01:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋