I once attended an A. M. E. service to see what they teach and I noticed that they recite the same Apostle's Creed that Roman Catholics and Anglicans believe. Is the A. M. E. Anglican? How many other churches believe our same Creed?
2007-03-22 15:12:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you Father K, and from what i saw there is no doubt that they are Christian
2007-03-22 15:27:34 · update #1
No.
Reason: They use the title "Episcopal" because they have people they call "Bishops" - but no true or Historic Episcopacy with Apostolic Succession.
They are Protestant - as the second letter "Methodist" indicates.
Although the true founders of Methodism (the Wesleys) remained Anglican Priests their whole lives - they and the Methodist denominations that followed turned their back on the Historic Episcopacy (Bishops in the Succession) as not being necessary.
They are not Anglicans. Take the world of a seventh-generation Anglican.
Gotta love that they recite the Creed though. That makes them Christians - but not necessarily Catholic or Anglican.
2007-03-22 15:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the creed is the same then they must be the same.
Catholic.
2007-03-22 22:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋