can anglicans and catholics merge again?

Answer 1

Actually no because Anglicans are English Protestants and Henry VIII had made the Act of Superiority where the King or Queen would be above the pope and they would not have any connections with it. So, the question is basically can Protestants and Catholics merge again? The answer would be no due to different beliefs and teachings.

Answer 2

I'm thinking not.
The Anglicans broke away from the Catholic Church back in the sixteenth century, when Henry VIII started the Church of England.

If Queen Elizabeth II would like to go ahead and ask the Pope for forgiveness for Henry's mistakes, including the excommunication made almost five hundred years ago, then sure, but otherwise, I don't think so.

Answer 3

No, as they were never together. It was the Lutherans (named after Martin Luther) who split from Catholicism in the 15th century, the Anglicans didn't exist until the 19th century. But there are some Protestants (Lutherans) who see sort sort of eye to eye with Catholicism.

Answer 4

I hope so. Someone mentioned the issue of celibacy and there are priests that are married. They have converted from the Anglican Church and have a dispensation to stay married. The thing is that if their wife died they would have to stay unmarried but there ya go---I do not know if the priests from this part of the Church would have to remain celibate or not but---we will see,

Answer 5

Perhaps the congregations can work things out, but the Anglican Clergy will have a hard time dealing with Celibacy.

Answer 6

Ain't Anglicanism a British denomination? I know there aren't 2 many Anglicans here in Bakersfield, CA.

Answer 7

Yes.

"The Catholic Church embraces with hope the commitment to ecumenism as a duty of the Christian conscience enlightened by faith and guided by love…Jesus himself, at the hour of his Passion, prayed 'that they may all be one' (John 17:21)." -- Pope John Paul II, Ut Unum Sint, May 25, 1995.

The Catholic Church in the United States already has the following open dialogs with her sister Churches:

- The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation
- The Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops
- The Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation
- The Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue
- The Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation USA
- The Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue
- Roman Catholic-Reformed Consultation
- The United Methodist-Catholic Dialogue
- Southern Baptist Convention-Catholic Dialogue
- The Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue
- Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
- Consultation with the National Council of Synagogues
- Consultation with the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America
- Midwest Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims
- Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims
- West Coast Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims

Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):

By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html

http://www.usccb.org/seia/officialdialogues.shtml

With love in Christ.

Answer 8

since when did catholics and anglicans separated that they should merge again?

Answer 9

Maybe some day, but I don't think it will be soon. The core of unity is there, but the devil is in the details.

Answer 10

They're both Christians. Quit worring about something done!