Anglican/Catholic

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You’re correct, MIckey. And obviously there is nothing wrong with using pagan philosophy to help understand Judeo-Christian theological matters. The Fathers made use of their pagan pasts to help formulate ideas and theological perspectives. But actually praying along with Neo-Platonists after converting to Christianity is something I doubt we saw Augustine doing! Hard to image the great Bishop of Hippo meeting with worshippers of Magna Mater, Cybele, Mithras, and Neo-Platonists and Manichees, Gnostics, and Donatists for a prayer vigil, isn’t it! 🤷:rolleyes:
Mickey said:
Some philosophical precepts in neoplatonism were used in an attempt to explain certain terms in Christianity. St Augustine, if I remember correctly, was a neoplatonist (and I think a Manichean?). St Ambrose helped him to make the transition to Christianity. It is natural that St Augustine would use neoplatonist ideas in his writings. I seem to remember reading that he wrote against neoplatonism later in his life (but I do not have references). Fathers such as St Jerome and Tertullian opposed it.
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velvetsky said:
Hi There, I was just wondering what differences there are between the Anglicans and Catholics. I was once told Anglicans are Catholics? Is that right? Many thanks x
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Anglicans are Catholics. But they’re not ROMAN Catholics. The word “catholic” simply means “universal”. Anglicans call their church The Holy Catholic Church.
 
Manassah said:
Anglicans are Catholics. But they’re not ROMAN Catholics. The word “catholic” simply means “universal”. Anglicans call their church The Holy Catholic Church.
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OTOH, Roman Catholics have a different view of the matter.

GKC
 
That phrase applies more to Anglicans. Catholics who have any catechesis worth powder know that the Church is called the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church.
GKC said:
Depends on which of them you ask.

GKC
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gurneyhalleck1 said:
That phrase applies more to Anglicans. Catholics who have any catechesis worth powder know that the Church is called the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church.
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And yet I’ve seen just that topic debated amongst the faithful.

I don’t get involved in family discussions of that sort. I use my own appellation.

GKC
 
So true. There are 22 ritual churches all in communion with one another, and so we can either call ourselves catholic or go further and call our selves by our distinct catholic church. In my case i’m a maronite catholic. The roman catholic designation was a way for the anglicans of the reformation to distance themselves from the catholic church of their day who are actually called latin catholics (they happen to have the distinction of being the largest of the catholic surius churches… and hey in rome so…ta da… roman.)
peace be with you
gmcbroom
 
gmcbroom said:
So true. There are 22 ritual churches all in communion with one another, and so we can either call ourselves catholic or go further and call our selves by our distinct catholic church. In my case i’m a maronite catholic. The roman catholic designation was a way for the anglicans of the reformation to distance themselves from the catholic church of their day who are actually called latin catholics (they happen to have the distinction of being the largest of the catholic surius churches… and hey in rome so…ta da… roman.)
peace be with you
gmcbroom
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That’s the way I’ve heard it.

GKC
 
I approach the issue of how to label a Catholic the same way I look at citizenship in this country. I don’t need to hear Mexican-American or Cuban-American, Filipino-American, Iranian-American. Just plain ole “American” will do ;)👍:cool:
GKC said:
That’s the way I’ve heard it.

GKC
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gurneyhalleck1 said:
I approach the issue of how to label a Catholic the same way I look at citizenship in this country. I don’t need to hear Mexican-American or Cuban-American, Filipino-American, Iranian-American. Just plain ole “American” will do ;)👍:cool:
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Ok.

GKC
 
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