Anglican / Episcopal

Aymn27 said:

no thanks-- wasn't Austrailia an "island" for criminals in the first place??

btw - I've missed you being around...we've basically been booted from STR b/c we won the subforum vote..now the libs are coming out of the woodwork..I fell like I no longer have a home here on CF..

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Sorry - I was on holidays and came back to this mess.

I have no idea what is going on in STR - there were too many threads to track. Feel free to pm me.

xristos.anesti said:

So, what are the disagreements that you may have with the us - the Eastern Orthodox - that would prevent you from re-communing with us - sorry I just do not know very much about Anglicans as per the current situation.

Many years.

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When you say "you," I don't know if it's directed at Secundulus personally (and his church) or at the Continuing Anglican Churches generally. His church and its international communion (TAC) certainly are much closer to EO than are most of the other Continuing Anglican churches.

All of us share a number of similarities with the Orthodox Eastern churches, but many of us also continue in our Reformation heritage. Anglican churches are like the EO in being a collection of (mainly) national churches, not under a single head as with the RC. The range of belief and practice is greater, I think it's safe to say, than with the EO--something to be kept in mind whenever any question about Anglicanism is asked.

Secundulus and Albion,

many years and God helps

thanks for your answers -

I did not know that TAC is considering us to be in communion. In which way is this effectively excersised - that is, what is(are) the mean(s) that the fact that you consider us to be in communion practically shown?

Thanks.

xristos.anesti said:

Secundulus and Albion,

many years and God helps

thanks for your answers -

I did not know that TAC is considering us to be in communion. In which way is this effectively excersised - that is, what is(are) the mean(s) that the fact that you consider us to be in communion practically shown?

Thanks.

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Your churches are considered legitimate; the Orders (ordinations) of your clergy are considered valid and regular, as are your Sacraments/Mysteries; and your members are welcome to commmune in our churches.

With regard to Spong there was a response to his latest visit and book on the Sydney Anglican site. It is written by one of the NT lecturers from the Theological College for the diocese.
http://your.sydneyanglicans.net/culture/reading/jesus_for_the_non_religious

xristos.anesti said:

So, what are the disagreements that you may have with the us - the Eastern Orthodox - that would prevent you from re-communing with us - sorry I just do not know very much about Anglicans as per the current situation.

Many years.

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The Anglicans and the EO were on the verge of a formal communion agreement, or at least were far along in talks some years ago and then the Anglicans started to go more liberal and speciffically started ordaining women. That pretty much shot down the talks regarding inter communion etc.