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To: NucSubs; sionnsar; Huber
I was just wondering about what this really meant.

Oh. Not a problem. I'll give you the Reader's Digest version (to be corrected and/or expounded on by others if necessary):

The TAC is a group of high-church Anglicans who are very Catholic in doctrine and discipline. This, if I recall correctly, is based in the Oxford movement of the 19th Century (the same movement of Cardinal Newman). Due to the chaos in the Anglican Church, especially in the last few years, they have been considering petitioning the Holy Father for full union in the Catholic Church. This article explains that this has now taken place.

The TAC's position is in contrast to some of the other "Continuing Anglican" groups who disagree with The Episcopal Church's positions on homosexuality (and even a few still who disagree with the ordination of women, especially to the episcopacy); the other groups seem to be more Evangelical in discipline and belief, thus they haven't been leaning towards Rome.

I'll ping Sionnsar and Huber to this post. Either of them could fill you in more fully on the situation than I can.

6 posted on 10/19/2007 10:06:05 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Sour grapes make terrible whine.)
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To: GCC Catholic

Okay. I think I get it. Thanks.


7 posted on 10/19/2007 10:23:26 PM PDT by NucSubs (Rudy Giuliani 2008! Our liberal democrat is better than theirs!)
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To: GCC Catholic; NucSubs; sionnsar

While the “Continuing Anglican” Churches certainly disagree with the Episcopal church over its position on homosexuality, they broke with the Episcopal Church in 1977 primarily over woman’s ordination, which was simply inconsistent with the sacramental role of the Priest as the representive of Christ the Bridegroom with the Church as the Bride, as well as proposed changes to the prayerbook. Most of the Continuing Churches are traditional, primarily Anglo-Catholic rather than evangelical, although various subdivisions of the original group as well as more recent additions of groups describing themselves as “Continuing Anglicans” have resulted in some evangelical groups as well.


16 posted on 10/20/2007 8:32:20 PM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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