Hello and welcome to our website. Our goal is to inform you about the key features and formation of Catholicism and Anglicanism. We are also addressing the conflict and dark past of violence between Catholicism.and Anglicanism. Along with that we are also talking about the common themes that the two denomination of Christianity have and finally we will talk about the evidence of dialogue between the denominations. The purpose of this page is to inform you about the shaky past and show how these two denominations are on the road ecumisim.
Facts
- There are an estimated 1.2 billion catholics in the world
- There are an estimated 80 million Anglicans in the world
- The Pope is the head of the catholic church
- The current pope is Pope Francis (Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio)
- The Monarch of England is the head of Anglicanism
- The current monarch of England is Queen Elizabeth II
- Although the monarch of England is head of Anglicanism most of the task that come with being the leader are left to the Archbishop of Canterbury
- The current Archbishop of Canterbury if Justin Welby
- There are two types of Anglicanism high and low
- High Anglican has more like catholicism while Low Anglican is more like Protestantism
- This website is focusing on High Anglican
- Anglicanism was in the 1530's after King Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After being told he could not do so he started his own branch of Christianity
- In Anglicanism women can be ordained as Priests or even Bishops