Affirming Catholicism for Anglicans



What we affirm

  • The Episcopal Church is part of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church throughout the world.
  • The riches of our catholic tradition are needed throughout the Church to further the Christian mission.
  • Genuine catholicism means including lay and ordained people in Church government, and the full inclusion of all the baptized in ministry, including the threefold ministry of bishop, priest and deacon.
What we work for
  • Disciplined lives of regular prayer, study and worship.
  • Commitment to the social and moral transformation of the world.
  • Models of community and love for all seeking to follow the Gospel.
  • A living Catholic tradition to carry the gifts of the past into the future.
  • Liturgy to inspire holiness and relate the mystery of God to people today.


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