[Willie Green]

And Episcopalians consider themselves to be a small-c catholic church. Both terms -- mass and service -- have meaning to us.

And Catholics (capital C) generally recognize that the diffences between Catholics and Episcopalians (and Anglicans and Lutherans) are actually quite minor compared to other protestant denominations.

[r9etb]

You're correct. I think in large part it has to do with (or at least shows up as) a greater reliance on a fixed liturgy, than on the personality of the priest.

(Of course, liturgy also tends to preserve traditional forms of worship and belief, so it's no surprise that these things have come under liberal attack in the past few decades.)