The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.
The English church renounced papal authority in 1534 when Henry VIII failed to secure a papal annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. The English Reformation accelerated under Edward VI's regents, before a brief restoration of papal authority under Queen Mary I and King Philip. The Act of Supremacy 1558 renewed the breach, and the Elizabethan Settlement charted a course enabling the English church to describe itself as both Reformed and Catholic. In the earlier phase of the English Reformation there were both Roman Catholic martyrs and radical Protestant martyrs. The later phases saw the Penal Laws punish Roman Catholics and nonconforming Protestants. In the 17th century, the Puritan and Presbyterian factions continued to challenge the leadership of the church, which under the Stuarts veered towards a more Catholic interpretation of the Elizabethan Settlement, especially under Archbishop Laud and the rise of the concept of Anglicanism as a via media between Roman Catholicism and radical Protestantism. After the victory of the Parliamentarians, the Prayer Book was abolished and the Presbyterian and Independent factions dominated. The episcopacy was abolished in 1646 but the Restoration restored the Church of England, episcopacy and the Prayer Book. Papal recognition of George III in 1766 led to greater religious tolerance.
Since the English Reformation, the Church of England has used the English language in the liturgy. The church contains several doctrinal strands, the main three being known as Anglo-Catholic, evangelical and liberal. Tensions between theological conservatives and progressives find expression in debates over the ordination of women and homosexuality.
The British monarch (currently Charles III) is the supreme governor and the archbishop of Canterbury (currently Justin Welby) is the most senior cleric. The governing structure of the church is based on dioceses, each presided over by a bishop. Within each diocese are local parishes. The General Synod of the Church of England is the legislative body for the church and comprises bishops, other clergy and laity. Its measures must be approved by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
SAN ROQUE CATHEDRAL CHURCH
The San Roque Cathedral, simply known as Caloocan Cathedral, is now the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan. It began as a small chapel in 1765 in an area called Libis Aromahan (Sitio de Espinas) when the Parochial Vicar of Santo Niño de Tondo Parish, Rev...
Christianity, so called, has changed drastically since the first century.
If Jesus dropped by your church this Sunday, would he be comfortable there? Would he recognize your beliefs? Would he even acknowledge your congregation as his followers?
At the front door he’d be met by a man in a...
Just want to share mga kaphc.... Sa ngayon medjo umiwas muna ako pumunta sa specific church na yun kase makikita ko lng sila na nandun masaya at malamang ay hindi nya ako mamimiss at ngayon malapit na graduation nya at bibigyan ko sana sya ng bulaklak kaso naisip ko wala din namang mangyayari...
Atheists, if someone offered you a hundred dollars to accept Christ as your Saviour and to start going to church and reading the Bible, would you do it?
I can answer this question in three ways, all sarcastic but with a serious point.
The first is this:
Christians, if someone offered you a...
Revelation 19:9 (KJV) And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Typically marked with feasts, dancing, and gladness, wedding ceremonies are joyous occasions in every culture...
Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
A. The early Christians did not keep it
1. They were being judged for not...
Hello po,
Ask ko lng, ako lng ba nakaka pansin na parang ginagawang negosyo na ung kapilya or congregation.
Simula bata plng palasimba na ako, buong family ko we go to church.
lahat ng offerings or tithes napupunta lahat sa 'taas' or head office, pero ni minsan wala man lng tulong kame...
It's too easy to say that. But inside you, I'm gonna ask you now if you really love him?
In my situation, I can't say that I love him inside, only my mind can say it. In conclusion, I don't truly love God. Ganito din ba kayo?
I'm a musician in our church (keyboardist)
But I don't think I deserve...
Hebrews 1:1-10
1 Ang Dios, na nagsalita nang unang panahon sa ating mga magulang sa iba't ibang panahon at sa iba't ibang paraan sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta,
2 Ay nagsalita sa atin sa mga huling araw na ito sa pamamagitan, ng kaniyang Anak, na siyang itinalaga na tagapagmana ng lahat ng...