Hi bamboozo!
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From "Wikipedia", the free encyclopedia:
"The majority of Christian faiths do not describe themselves as
"Catholic". In Western Christianity the principal faiths who regard
themselves as "Catholic", beside the Roman Catholic Church, are the
Old Catholic Church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, and
some elements of Anglicanism ("High Church Anglicans" or
"Anglo-Catholics"). These groups hold beliefs and practice religious
rituals similar to Roman Catholicism, but differ substantially from
Roman Catholicism on the issue of the Bishop of Rome's status, power
and influence."
[See "Meaning of "Catholicism" > Catholicism, 2nd paragraph]
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"Anglo-Catholicism holds beliefs and practice religious rituals
similar to Roman Catholicism. The similar elements include a belief in
seven sacraments, Transubstantiation as opposed to Consubstantiation,
devotion to the Virgin Mary and saints, the description of their
ordained clergy as "priests" - addressed as "Father" - the wearing of
vestments in church liturgy, sometimes even the description of their
Eucharistic celebrations as Mass. Their main source of difference with
Roman Catholicism on the issue of the Bishop of Rome's status, power
and influence."
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Catholicism
(see "Meaning of Catholicism" > "Anglo-Catholicism", 2nd paragraph)
The Catholic traditions all teach that the Bishop of Rome is the
successor of the Apostle, Saint Peter. As such, he has historical
entitlement to the claim of highest honor among the bishops of the
Christian Church. But the claim that the Pope is the highest office in
the Church, with universal jurisdiction over all other bishops, is
controversial everywhere outside of the Roman Catholic Church. To deny
that the Bishop of Rome has universal jurisdiction is equivalent to a
denial of Roman Catholicism."
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Bishop-of-Rome
("Bishop of Rome", last paragraph)
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"Bishop Pierre Whalon" summarises the situation from the perspective
of a bishop within the Episcopal Church in the USA.
"What is the difference between Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism?"
"In many respects, there are no differences between the two churches.
They are both Christian churches, springing from the same ancient
source as the Eastern Orthodox churches. As such, Anglicans and Roman
Catholics read the Bible with not only the two Testaments but also the
Apocrypha, those books of the Hebrew Bible written in Greek. Both
churches recite the Nicene and Apostles Creeds. Both administer
Baptism and Confirmation, and celebrate the Holy Communion, as well as
the four other sacramental rites of Penance, Matrimony, Anointing of
the Sick, and Holy Orders. Their clergy are ordained deacon first,
then priest, unless they are called to be perpetual deacons. From the
priests bishops are chosen and consecrated by no fewer than three
bishops belonging to a scrupulously conserved line of bishops that
reaches back to the earliest churches.
[..]
The differences are in the details, for the most part. These
differences flow from one central issue: who is in authority. The
Roman Catholic Church has over the centuries steadily increased the
power and prestige of the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. In our day, the
combination of an extraordinarily gifted pope, John Paul II, with the
mass media and globalization, have raised the office of pope to its
highest level ever. The peripatetic pontiff has traveled far more than
any of his predecessors. When he visits a country, it is to speak, not
to listen, however. His bishops around the world act more as his
prefects than as overseers of the regional Christian community. St
Augustine's famous saying, Roma locuta causa finita est (Rome has
spoken and that settles the matter) has never been more true than
today."
http://anglicansonline.org/resources/essays/whalon/AngRC-diffEng.html
(paragraph 1 & 4)
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Hope that clarifies things for you!
regards,
JACKBURTON-ga
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