Differences between Anglican and Catholic

[AlainVanille]

I’ve been thinking… since I was told that the Anglican (Church of England) was the most similar to the Catholic Church as it was the first one to ‘protest’ against the Church, pray, tell me what exactly are the differences between the two?

 

[Ron_in_minden]

Not the first.

 

[marbles_the_cat]

For starters, the head of the Anglican church is the king or queen of England… the Catholic church recognizes the authority of the pope.

 

[ProVobis]

Protest is an understatement. Henry VIII confiscated most if not all Church property (Church had owned over 20% of all property in England), while Cranmer removed all Latin from the liturgy and also the sacrificial aspects of the Mass. The Catholic Church was basically repressed by the British until the 19th century or so. Unlike the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church doesn’t have much following in non-Anglosphere countries.

 

[7_Sorrows]

as someone else stated, the anglican communion is not under the authority of the Pope.
King Henry VIII started the Church of England and declared himself the head of the church.
they have the Book of Common Prayer which they use for their liturgical service.
their service centers around holy communion. they say the apostle’s creed, the nicene creed, the our father. in Catholicism, we are taught of the Real Presence. in the anglican church. you don’t have to believe that. some believe it is a symbol only. the anglican communion is via media - which means it is both Catholic and protestant. i believe it is the 3rd largest denomination after the Orthodox and Catholic denominations. the anglican communion was the religion of the British empire. it is used in canada, australia, new zealand, africa and is found in other countries around the world.
yes, there was a very bloody history in england between the protestants and the Catholics after the Reformation.
the Pope has approved of an Anglican Use Mass for those anglicans who wish to join the Catholic church. i believe in England, the ordinairiates have already been established and soon will be in the United States.
in america, the episcopal church was started because during the revolutionary war, they did not want to be aligned with the church of england. the episcopal church here allows female priests and gay bishops - male and female. this caused a split here in america and some churches had many members of their congregations leave and form anglican churches which are usually under bishops in africa.
it is all very complicated. at one time, one of the Popes (i cannot remember which one)
called the anglican communion, the sister church. however, that was long ago.
hope this helps some.

 

[GKC]

For starters, the head of the Anglican church is the king or queen of England… the Catholic church recognizes the authority of the pope.

If you are meaning by “Anglican Church”, only the Church of England, you are correct. The governor of the Church of England is the reigning monarch. But the monarch is not an analogous figure to the Pope. The role is only a figurehead one.

Anglicanism is a more generic term than merely the CoE. Anglicans not in the CoE are not governed by the 1559 Act of Parliament which established the monarch as the supreme governor of the CoE.

GKC

 

[GKC]

as someone else stated, the anglican communion is not under the authority of the Pope.
King Henry VIII started the Church of England and declared himself the head of the church.
they have the Book of Common Prayer which they use for their liturgical service.
their service centers around holy communion. they say the apostle’s creed, the nicene creed, the our father. in Catholicism, we are taught of the Real Presence. in the anglican church. you don’t have to believe that. some believe it is a symbol only. the anglican communion is via media - which means it is both Catholic and protestant. i believe it is the 3rd largest denomination after the Orthodox and Catholic denominations. the anglican communion was the religion of the British empire. it is used in canada, australia, new zealand, africa and is found in other countries around the world.
yes, there was a very bloody history in england between the protestants and the Catholics after the Reformation.
the Pope has approved of an Anglican Use Mass for those anglicans who wish to join the Catholic church. i believe in England, the ordinairiates have already been established and soon will be in the United States.
in america, the episcopal church was started because during the revolutionary war, they did not want to be aligned with the church of england. the episcopal church here allows female priests and gay bishops - male and female. this caused a split here in america and some churches had many members of their congregations leave and form anglican churches which are usually under bishops in africa.
it is all very complicated. at one time, one of the Popes (i cannot remember which one)
called the anglican communion, the sister church. however, that was long ago.
hope this helps some.

Not a bad quick look. And yes, it’s all very complicated.

GKC

 

[GaryTaylor]

Sounds like you have the means to uncomplicate this enigma GKC. So do tell, what are the issues?

Peace

 

[GKC]

Sounds like you have the means to uncomplicate this enigma GKC. So do tell, what are the issues?

Peace

Most of history is a cloudy,complicated, mystery. Usually all I can do is point to that. Which helps when I don’t know what I’m talking about.

But, on the off chance I might know something, give me a limited and specific question. I’ll give it a try.

GKC

 

[manualman]

Anglicanism is an awfully big tent. There are Anglicans that are evangelical protestants with a distinctly Calvinist flavor, there are Anglicans that are essentially catholics minus the papacy, there are Anglicans that see no conflict with also being Wiccans… Anglicanism, by severing the primacy of Peter (the pope), essentially eliminated all non-ambiguous forms of headship and the eventual result, sadly, is that the word has gradually lost any sensible definition.

To be fair, there are nominal catholics whose personal beliefs vary as widely as the above. But at least in catholicism, there is an authority that establishes the measuring stick. It’s a lot easier to tell if I am a “bad Catholic” than it is for an Anglican to tell if he’s a “bad Anglican.”

 

[GKC]

Anglicanism is an awfully big tent. There are Anglicans that are evangelical protestants with a distinctly Calvinist flavor, there are Anglicans that are essentially catholics minus the papacy, there are Anglicans that see no conflict with also being Wiccans… Anglicanism, by severing the primacy of Peter (the pope), essentially eliminated all non-ambiguous forms of headship and the eventual result, sadly, is that the word has gradually lost any sensible definition.

To be fair, there are nominal catholics whose personal beliefs vary as widely as the above. But at least in catholicism, there is an authority that establishes the measuring stick. It’s a lot easier to tell if I am a “bad Catholic” than it is for an Anglican to tell if he’s a “bad Anglican.”

I’ll buy that. Mostly.

GKC

 

[7_Sorrows]

Not a bad quick look. And yes, it’s all very complicated.

GKC

GKC!! i am glad that you check these threads because i always feel more reassured when you show up. i did my best, but i know you are more qualified - especially when it comes to the history part.

 

[GKC]

Oops.

GKC

 

[GKC]

GKC!! i am glad that you check these threads because i always feel more reassured when you show up. i did my best, but i know you are more qualified - especially when it comes to the history part.

I thank you, very much, for the kind words. I am not good on all history, but some parts of history I am deep in, indeed. And we all know that being deep in history is a good thing. So I buy books and read them.

GKC

 

[7_Sorrows]

I thank you, very much, for the kind words. I am not good on all history, but some parts of history I am deep in, indeed. And we all know that being deep in history is a good thing. So I buy books and read them.

GKC

i know from previous posts of yours that you know a lot about the period of history of King Henry VIII and the Church of England and the Reformation. so if anyone has any questions, GKC is the one to ask.