I’m not the first, or only, one to have reached the same conclusions.
Oliver Miller
1 hour ago
Stephen Andrews claims that Anglicanism is ‘the result of a Roman Catholic mission to the British Isles in the 7th century.‘ However, the English Church has existed since earlier times, evidenced by the presence of English bishops at the Council of Nicaea in the 4th century.
That’s why we don’t need to seek approval from the Bishop of Rome before ordaining women or blessing same-sex marriages
“”The English Church”? Hmm. Don’t overlook Celtic Church history in these islands. That’s a classic and annoying English blindspot. To refer to 4th century English bishops seems anachronistic.
David Hawkins
1 hour ago
Priests pray several times a day to the God of Love so how come from this process results in so little love in their hearts ? Words can be very cheap. We expect clergy to practice what they preach but over and over again this doesn’t happen. As Bishop Cherry Vann has pointed out the real test of Christian love is if it applies to opponents and people you may heartily dislike or find inconvenient. The stakes could not be higher. If we can’t even trust an Archbishop to tell the truth is it any wonder that church membership is… Read more »
Rod (Rory) Gillis
38 minutes ago
Stephen Andrews’ “distinctive marks of Anglicanism” overlooks a very important one i.e. its essential colonial and now post colonial nature. It is an odd thing to overlook when writing from a Canadian context–especially as noted that Wycliffe was founded when we were the Church of England in Canada. . None the less the article prompted a morning smile. In a stream of conciousness moment his take on things reminded me of the old song by soprano Jeannette MacDonald, Isn’t It Romantic (link). The link is to the 1932 ‘orthophonic’ recording for the listening pleasure of the ‘orthodox’ among us.
Thank you for posting a link to my blog.
After I posted it on X, I was sent a link to this post: https://www.anglicanfutures.org/post/the-need-for-correction-at-general-synod
I’m not the first, or only, one to have reached the same conclusions.
Stephen Andrews claims that Anglicanism is ‘the result of a Roman Catholic mission to the British Isles in the 7th century.‘ However, the English Church has existed since earlier times, evidenced by the presence of English bishops at the Council of Nicaea in the 4th century.
That’s why we don’t need to seek approval from the Bishop of Rome before ordaining women or blessing same-sex marriages
“”The English Church”? Hmm. Don’t overlook Celtic Church history in these islands. That’s a classic and annoying English blindspot. To refer to 4th century English bishops seems anachronistic.
Priests pray several times a day to the God of Love so how come from this process results in so little love in their hearts ? Words can be very cheap. We expect clergy to practice what they preach but over and over again this doesn’t happen. As Bishop Cherry Vann has pointed out the real test of Christian love is if it applies to opponents and people you may heartily dislike or find inconvenient. The stakes could not be higher. If we can’t even trust an Archbishop to tell the truth is it any wonder that church membership is… Read more »
Stephen Andrews’ “distinctive marks of Anglicanism” overlooks a very important one i.e. its essential colonial and now post colonial nature. It is an odd thing to overlook when writing from a Canadian context–especially as noted that Wycliffe was founded when we were the Church of England in Canada. . None the less the article prompted a morning smile. In a stream of conciousness moment his take on things reminded me of the old song by soprano Jeannette MacDonald, Isn’t It Romantic (link). The link is to the 1932 ‘orthophonic’ recording for the listening pleasure of the ‘orthodox’ among us.
https://youtu.be/tWV72WD4Y70