What are the similarities and differences?

[BrewMax]

Dear BrewMax, could you perhaps provide me more information regarding Episcopal church? I am not from the US, so I do not know anything about Episcopal Church. Off course, I do not mean to open any argument. I just want to learn more. I asked the same thing about the Mormon and the Amish community in another thread.

The Episcopal church is the American province of the Anglican communion. There’s alot to get into if you want specifics. On the surface, the beliefs are about 85%- 90% in line with the Catholic church. The differences are that Episcopalians do not have the pope as their leader and they believe that the Bible is authority number one followed by Tradition and Reason in that particular order. Most Episcopal churches are very similar in structure and set up to Catholic churches. Lots of similarities all the way around.

 

[BrewMax]

In Easter 2003 I went to a local Anglican church for easter - turns out it was Low Church.

They were exceptionally friendly. Seeing a new face in the church they let me know that I was welcome to join them in communion.

Conversely when I went to my first Orthodox Service the next week no one told me anything - it was just a guess that I thought I should not take communion - as it turns out, I’d not have been allowed to anyway.

Oh, and the Anglican church had a priest from Africa - a native Kenyan - sort of a missionary in reverse.

cool experiences. I have never been in an Orthodox church but would love to go someday.

 

[manualman]

Montalban,

You delve into a minute detail revolving around possibly inappropriate anthropomorphic imagery used to help people understand the problem of sin and God in a thread about elementary differences between Episcopalians, Catholics and EO and you think the catholics are being unreasonable?

This is why I can’t stomach the Eastern forum anymore.