British Monarch's role in Anglicanism/Episcopalianism

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So Henry VIII broke from Rome and made himself the head of the the Church of England. As I understand it, Episcopalianism is just the US version of that, it just didn’t want to be called Anglicanism because of the anti-British sentiment at the time.

Then, why isn’t the Queen considered the head of Episcopalianism?
 
As an Episcopalian, I am also an Anglican. Jesus Christ is the leader of my Church.

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JesuXPIPassio said:
So Henry VIII broke from Rome and made himself the head of the the Church of England. As I understand it, Episcopalianism is just the US version of that, it just didn’t want to be called Anglicanism because of the anti-British sentiment at the time.

Then, why isn’t the Queen considered the head of Episcopalianism?
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Hi.

The Queen *is *the head of Episcopalianism, when you dig deeper, but in a much weaker sense that it appears.

Based on a bit of research, the Anglican Communion is similar in some ways to the Catholic Church in that, through their primates and provinces, they share a theological unity. Unlike the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion does not share an administrative/legal unity that reflects a hierarchical nature to their bishops.

Thus, it seems that the British Monarch has the title, but there really isn’t much more to that leadership. The Archbishop of Canterbury serves as a spiritual focus for any province that claims unity with the Communion in a weakly similar fashion as the pope does with all the cardinals and bishops and their dioceses.
 
Spencerian said:
Hi.

The Queen *is *the head of Episcopalianism, when you dig deeper, but in a much weaker sense that it appears.

Based on a bit of research, the Anglican Communion is similar in some ways to the Catholic Church in that, through their primates and provinces, they share a theological unity. Unlike the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion does not share an administrative/legal unity that reflects a hierarchical nature to their bishops.

Thus, it seems that the British Monarch has the title, but there really isn’t much more to that leadership. The Archbishop of Canterbury serves as a spiritual focus for any province that claims unity with the Communion in a weakly similar fashion as the pope does with all the cardinals and bishops and their dioceses.
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The British monarch is the “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England only, by act of Parliament, and not of any other Anglican jurisdiction, whether a part of the Anglican Communion or not.

GKC
 
The British monarch’s role in the Church of England is pretty nominal and symbolic at this time, as is her role in pretty much everything else in British law and society.

The Episcopal Church is an independent body, albeit a member of the Anglican Communion. I don’t think that the Queeen of England has any role whatsoever with respect to the Episcopal Church. Her only possible entre would be as the nominal head of the Church of England.
 
GKC said:
The British monarch is the “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England only, by act of Parliament, and not of any other Anglican jurisdiction, whether a part of the Anglican Communion or not.

GKC
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Thanks for that clarification!
 
And here I’ve been singing “God Save the Queen” and curtseying before her image every day while writing her letters asking her permission from everything from soup to nuts and you tell me she’s not my leader as an Anglican!!? :mad: I don’t know where to begin! 😛
GKC said:
The British monarch is the “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England only, by act of Parliament, and not of any other Anglican jurisdiction, whether a part of the Anglican Communion or not.

GKC
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gurneyhalleck1 said:
And here I’ve been singing “God Save the Queen” and curtseying before her image every day while writing her letters asking her permission from everything from soup to nuts and you tell me she’s not my leader as an Anglican!!? :mad: I don’t know where to begin! 😛
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I used to burn clarified yak butter, in front of her image.

GKC
 
Guess I can throw away my Elizabeth I wallet photo and my Edward VI commemorative coin collection. Guess my Henry VIII lobster bib isn’t any good either…
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GKC said:
I used to burn clarified yak butter, in front of her image.

GKC
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History is messy and complicated. Oops, I’m doing it again! GKC brainwashing!
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My pleasure. It echoes the very first post I ever made on line, around 10+ years ago, on the same subject.

GKC
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rr1213 said:
The British monarch’s role in the Church of England is pretty nominal and symbolic at this time, as is her role in pretty much everything else in British law and society.

The Episcopal Church is an independent body, albeit a member of the Anglican Communion. I don’t think that the Queeen of England has any role whatsoever with respect to the Episcopal Church. Her only possible entre would be as the nominal head of the Church of England.
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Correct. Per the Elizabethan Act of of Supremacy, Jan. 1559.

GKC
 
It’s no use arguing with GKC on these things. He’s memorized it all, even the Magna Carta! 😛 He’s the ultimate Anglophile. He recites Beowulf for crying out loud! 😃
GKC said:
Nope. The Act (Para XIX) reads “supreme governor”. Refers to the queen, too.

GKC
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GKC said:
The British monarch is the “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England only, by act of Parliament, and not of any other Anglican jurisdiction, whether a part of the Anglican Communion or not.

GKC
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GKC,

Just how much did Henry’s d-i-v-o-r-c-e have to do with the break from authority in Rome? I’m getting mixed versions of history, even within my own Parish.

Thanks,
Anna
 
Anna_Scott said:
GKC,

Just how much did Henry’s d-i-v-o-r-c-e have to do with the break from authority in Rome? I’m getting mixed versions of history, even within my own Parish.

Thanks,
Anna
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It depends on which of his divorces you refer to.
 
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