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shondrea said:
I’m already fearful and paranoid XD
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Hang in there! This “almost-but-not-quite Catholic” Episcopalian is most impressed with the Catholic Church and its worship, scholarship, and theology. If that’s where our Lord is blessing you and giving of Himself to you, you can take comfort in knowing that He guided you there and keeps you there for your good and His glory!
 
Dave,
I don’t believe I’ve seen you in CAF yet, welcome. Former Anglican here as well. God bless you this Lent.
blazerdave said:
Hang in there! This “almost-but-not-quite Catholic” Episcopalian is most impressed with the Catholic Church and its worship, scholarship, and theology. If that’s where our Lord is blessing you and giving of Himself to you, you can take comfort in knowing that He guided you there and keeps you there for your good and His glory!
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Thank you sir! Yes, I’m very new to CAF…I’m in that “do I stay or do I go” phase that all Anglicans have to wrestle with these days, but I’m really here because I need to learn grace towards Christians outside my own little bubble - a bubble which I mistakenly think of as All of Reality haha. I thought that Lent would be a great time to focus on that. I’ve already learned a lot from y’all, and it’s definitely been a blessing…looking forward to more great conversations to come!
 
blazerdave said:
Thank you sir! Yes, I’m very new to CAF…I’m in that “do I stay or do I go” phase that all Anglicans have to wrestle with these days, but I’m really here because I need to learn grace towards Christians outside my own little bubble - a bubble which I mistakenly think of as All of Reality haha. I thought that Lent would be a great time to focus on that. I’ve already learned a lot from y’all, and it’s definitely been a blessing…looking forward to more great conversations to come!
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I’m also a former Anglican. In fact I think there are quite a few around the forum.
 
“former” and “Anglican” seem to be like peanut butter and chocolate these days…
 
Haha yes it does. Guess that’s no big surprise these days…hard to stick around if you want to believe what Christians have always believed…sigh.

And just a note to the Orthodox brothers that replied here: I sincerely wanted to encourage the OP in a time of searching. Please know that I’m quite impressed with the Orthodox Church as well. I visited a Divine Liturgy for the first time about a month ago, and I discovered that there’s nothing more beautiful. I was speechless. The Eastern Church is awesome 👍
 
gurneyhalleck1 said:
“former” and “Anglican” seem to be like peanut butter and chocolate these days…
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Let me add that I was drawn to Orthodoxy, not driven from Anglicanism, although now that I have been in the Orthodox Church for a little while I find it a mildly distressing experience to visit the Church I grew up in. I guess I have become a lot more aware of the problems within the Anglican community now that I have experienced theology and worship which pulls no punches.

God bless,
John
 
prodromos said:
Let me add that I was drawn to Orthodoxy, not driven from Anglicanism, although now that I have been in the Orthodox Church for a little while I find it a mildly distressing experience to visit the Church I grew up in. I guess I have become a lot more aware of the problems within the Anglican community now that I have experienced theology and worship which pulls no punches.
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I have the same distress when visiting my former affiliation–Roman Catholicism.
 
Nine_Two said:
There are differences when it comes to Marriage (Orthodox allow up to three marriages (that includes marriages ended by death)
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Wow, first time I’ve heard of this. Where can I find out more about this three marriage thing?
 
Orthodox means right practice and right glory . . based on His Cross.
 
Ahimsa said:
To be Anglican originally was to be Orthodox.
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Another former Anglican here… left in 1980.

One of the larger differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism is two different approaches to theology. As was stated above, the Orthodox have a more mystical approach to discerning God, sometimes called apophatic, or negatice theology. The Orthodox believe that since God is ultimately unknowable, it is easier to begin approaching or defining God by describing what He is NOT, as opposed to what He IS. For instance, in the West, you hear (a lot) “God is Love.” In Orthodoxy, a theologian would start by saying “God is not hate.”

A strange difference, but a vital one.
 
Strange is an understatement…
The_Pilgrim said:
Another former Anglican here… left in 1980.

One of the larger differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism is two different approaches to theology. As was stated above, the Orthodox have a more mystical approach to discerning God, sometimes called apophatic, or negatice theology. The Orthodox believe that since God is ultimately unknowable, it is easier to begin approaching or defining God by describing what He is NOT, as opposed to what He IS. For instance, in the West, you hear (a lot) “God is Love.” In Orthodoxy, a theologian would start by saying “God is not hate.”

A strange difference, but a vital one.
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The_Pilgrim said:
Another former Anglican here… left in 1980.

One of the larger differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism is two different approaches to theology. As was stated above, the Orthodox have a more mystical approach to discerning God, sometimes called apophatic, or negatice theology. The Orthodox believe that since God is ultimately unknowable, it is easier to begin approaching or defining God by describing what He is NOT, as opposed to what He IS. For instance, in the West, you hear (a lot) “God is Love.” In Orthodoxy, a theologian would start by saying “God is not hate.”

A strange difference, but a vital one.
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Amen. 👍
 
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