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To: Abathar

It seems only just that a church founded on Henry VIII's fixation on Anne Boleyn's vagina is falling apart on Gene Robinson's fixation on his partner's anus.


20 posted on 06/20/2006 1:17:25 PM PDT by stop_fascism
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To: stop_fascism

Just eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww! gross!


49 posted on 06/20/2006 2:04:07 PM PDT by TexConfederate1861
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To: stop_fascism

"It seems only just that a church founded on Henry VIII's fixation on Anne Boleyn's vagina"

That is a rather pathetic, well-worn, lie.

The Anglican Church (primarily in the form of the Celtic Church) existed co-equal with the Roman Church, joining the RCC at the Synod of Whitby.

Even as part of the union, it was always a thorn in Rome's side, with its decentralized practices and dislike of foreign authority and its own practices (e.g., monestaries and friars (married priests)).

The union was falling apart again for the typical Protestant reasons and things like Tynsdale's Bible (the basis for all major English Bibles).

King Henry just jumped on the leaving train for political and personal reasons, and the slander has been repeated ever since.


50 posted on 06/20/2006 2:04:32 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: stop_fascism

If you think that the founding of the Anglican Church was all about Henry VIII's desire for a male heir, you need to do some more reading. The English Church never felt as strong a tie to Rome as the continental churches did.


56 posted on 06/20/2006 2:29:20 PM PDT by RonF
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et cetera


93 posted on 06/20/2006 8:14:05 PM PDT by mathurine (ua)
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