ITT We Discuss Theology

[SWTXBelle]

Actually, Anglican is now used to refer to the churches which split from ECUSA (Episcopal Church - USA) after the 79 Prayer Book came about, along with the institution of homosexual and women priests. To further confuse things, there are now Anglican Usage Roman Catholic churches (I attend one), which use an Anglican liturgy but are Roman Catholic. Many churches with bishops (Methodists comes to mind) would NEVER call themselves Episcopalian, because it is now identified with ECUSA.
There are over 300 flavors of Baptists. That blows my mind.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Actually, Anglican is now used to refer to the churches which split from ECUSA (Episcopal Church - USA) after the 79 Prayer Book came about, along with the institution of homosexual and women priests. To further confuse things, there are now Anglican Usage Roman Catholic churches (I attend one), which use an Anglican liturgy but are Roman Catholic. Many churches with bishops (Methodists comes to mind) would NEVER call themselves Episcopalian, because it is now identified with ECUSA.
There are over 300 flavors of Baptists. That blows my mind.

Maybe it would be better to say that The Episcopal Church is the American member of the Anglican Communion. And most Anglican Use churches are former Episcopal parishes IIRC. And one thing I found out recently actually was that the Methodist Church was originally the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church still exists.