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...really wish that TIME and other popular publications would stop referring to Henry VIII's "creating" the Anglican Church [Sept. 1]. Henry did separate the Church of England from the papacy, and he did (unlawfully, certainly) make himself its head. But he did not create a new ecclesiastical body. The Anglican Communion constitutes a body of Catholic churches with real Catholic scriptures, creeds, sacraments and ministry...
Similarly, the study portrays the U.S. Episcopal Church-and the Anglican Church of Canada-the way a New Yorker cartoon might, as denominations held together less by shared belief than by cultural and class ties. According to the study, Episcopalians tend to have little interest in the Bible as a source of specific moral guidance. Parishioners' approval of a minister depends not so much on his faith as on how well he gets along with people, with heavy emphasis on humility and "lack of ego-strength." This, says the book, seems to "favor incompetence...
Back in 1534, Henry VIII broke with Rome and created the Anglican Church because he wanted to get rid of a wife and the Pope would not let him. Now, nearly 1,000 former Episcopalians, breakaways from the American branch of Anglicanism, have won permission to sign up with Rome again, and under special conditions. They had broken with the U.S. Episcopal Church, mainly over its recent decision to ordain women priests. Among the dissident Episcopalians were 65 ministers, many of them married. But how could they become Roman Catholic priests in the U.S. and still stay married...
...announcement set off some sniping among Episcopalians about "stealing other people's sheep." A number regarded the decision as a setback in the negotiations to bring the Anglican and Roman churches together again; Rome had not consulted much with the Anglican or the Episcopal Church on the issue. But, said an Anglican spokesman in London: "I don't see any unusual ecumenical problems being created...
From an ecumenical standpoint, the most provocative aspect of the matter was the National Conference of Bishops' statement that these converts could become Catholics while keeping "some elements" of the Anglican tradition. Just what that might mean has yet to be worked out. To some the phrase seemed to hint at their retaining the use of the 1928 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. Vatican sources told TIME, however, that the Book of Common Prayer could "scarcely be used in the Mass." But the concession might refer to such services as morning and evening prayer, which are not part...