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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks agoSo how’s that different from protestantism, except from a church existing to tell you which is which?
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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks agoSo how’s that different from protestantism, except from a church existing to tell you which is which?
gramie@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
There are so many flavors of protestantism, it’s hard to give a blanket answer.
For example, high Anglican practice and theology are almost indistinguishable from Catholic, except that the head of their Church is an archbishop (and above him theoretically the King of England) rather than a pope, and their priests can get married. That makes some historical sense, because the church was created simply because Henry the 8th wanted to divorce and the Pope wouldn’t allow it.
Most mainline Protestant churches believe that it is the individual’s right and responsibility to read and interpret scripture for themselves.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
For the sake of semantics, the Church of England was created in 597, what Henry VIII did was excommunicate the Bishop of Rome / Pope over a divorce, thus joining the Reformation movement, albeit not for good reason.
I think it depends on the Anglican denomination. The Church of Ireland still likes to keep itself distinct from Roman Catholicism in many ways, but this is getting ahead of the conversation.
Give an answer to how interpreting the Bible as part literal and part figurative is different from how a Baptist would.