What's the difference between a catholic church and anglican church?

A "high church", or "Anglo-Catholic" parish will appear and feel much more traditional than most modern Roman Catholic parishes. It is a result of the Catholic movement that started in England in the 1840's at Oxford, and spread to other provinces of the Anglican Communion. The movement sought to restore many traditional Catholic beliefs and practices that had fallen into disuse within Anglicanism.

Some examples are.. -Saying "altar" and not "holy table", along with the use of candles, incense, and the ringing of bells. The preceding issues were actually always allowed within Anglicanism, as there are rubrics in the Book of Common Prayer for the use of incense, and the Prayer Book clearly says "altar" throughout its entirety. The following beliefs and practices were direct violations of the 39 Articles of Religion, and as such, matters of intense debate.

-The use of Eucharistic vestments, mainly the chasuble. -Having a Tabernacle to reserve the Blessed Sacrament. -Adoring, lifting up, and bowing down to the Sacrament -Praying directly to the Saints, specifically, the Blessed Virgin Mary -Praying to statues, icons, shrines, relics, etc. -Calling the service Holy Mass (thus implying belief in some variety of Real Presece/Consubstination/Transubstination... Mystery about what happens during Communion) -Prayers for the dead The Catholic movement has won in many key areas, as most Anglican parishes now have at least some of the practices listed above.

The 1979 Prayer Book was rearranged so that Holy Eucharist looks almost exactly like a Roman Catholic or Orthodox service. The modern Roman Catholic Church, after the Vatican II council, did away with alot of the "sugar" of Catholicism, in an effort to modernize the Church. Thus giving us the situation we have today.

In 95% of RC parishes in the USA, there is no incense, chanting, bells, or eastward-facing priest. You will find all this in any High Anglican/Episcopal parish. So, the biggest difference in belief between a Roman Catholic and an Anglo Catholic is basically the Papacy.

We reject the notion that the Pope is infallible, and divinely appointed. He is a man, appointed by men. However, he does sit on the seat of St. Peter, and as the Bishop of Rome he is the Patriarch of the West in Christ's Catholic Church.

"first among equals" in my opinion.

The only essential difference between Roman Catholics and Anglicans is that Roman Catholics recognise the Pope as the Head of the Church on earth, while Anglicans believe that the Queen of England has that role. High Anglicans are identical to Roman Catholics in every respect except in their ultimate authority. Other Anglicans are at liberty to believe anything they like which does not directly contradict the Book of Common Prayer.

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