The modern Anglican churches remind me of the late mediaeval church: in theory they teach the ancient orthodox faith, but in practice they are poorly governed, and heresies have crept in as unofficial but widespread teaching.
To be in full communion typically means full altar and pulpit fellowship. Altar and pulpit fellowship means not only can each communion’s members can receive the sacraments of the other, but also priests can be shared as well. It does not necessarily mean full doctrinal agreement, only that differences are not considered church dividing.
It may be telling that confessional Lutheran and more traditional Anglican groups are not in communion with each other.
It is the new Christian Agnosticism, where heresies are accepted in the name of public relations. Where truth is just relative.
That’s not necessarily the case. To an extent it’s due to a willingness to divide revealed dogma from permissible theological opinion. Which is how, for example, Lutherans and Anglicans tend to view the Roman Marian dogmas.
Though some Continuing Anglicans are in contact and working with some Swedish Lutheran traditionalists.
Hmmm… trying to open a door that is not there to introduce a little jab…
While many Anglicans have no particular interest in the Articles, they not being any sense of a general confession for Anglicanism. What most Anglicans might think of the Augsburg Confession, I have not a clue.
Some of us Eastern Catholics view them that way too.
Nor the PNCC with either of them. (Although I believe there was some recentish talk about a possible full communion between the PNCC and a certain Anglican group in England, but I can’t remember it’s name.)
I believe the Provoo Communion of Anglican and Lutherans in Europe and the Called to Common Mission of Episcopalians & Lutherans in north America focuses on common beliefs and church structure. Since even Pope Benedict viewed the Augsburg Confession as a “catholic” expression of faith, I would assume Anglicans would also agree with the Confession as well. Is there a reluctance among Anglicans to subscribe to a formal set of beliefs?
Generally, it is not common. Nor is it prescribed, beyond the standard Creeds, generally. Certainly, the Articles are not such a set of beliefs.
Which is not to say - if you will permit me, GKC - that there should not be such a common set of beliefs. Really I wish there were. I find myself agonisingly close to being Roman Catholic… I would give such thanks to God if He would give us a clear confession of faith by which I could recognise both justification by my unworthy faith and the faith of the Church of Rome. And I say that, not to cause offense or suggest relativism, but precisely because I long for the objective truth of the Gospel of Christ’s Church.