Why should someone be Anglican?

The Anglo-Catholic church is known for being about as Catholic as you can get without crossing the Tiber. But that raises a question: why not just go all they way? If a Protestant is interested in church history and attracted to the Anglican church, especially the Anglo-Catholic church, would they not be better off simply becoming Catholic? Fr. Wesley responds to that here.

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[themissionanglicanchurchpcola]

Fr. Wesley really helped me along my path to Anglicanism while I was at liberty. I got to be at his ordination with Bishop Lipka and it was a privilege.

[aidanmcwhirter]

One reason is that Anglo Catholicism retains the faith delivered to the saints, church tradition and teaching, but rejects blatant falsehoods such as papal supremacy and infallibility.

[ContemplativeSoul]

I've always found Anglican clergy to be very humble. They're always getting verbally attacked from both Protestants and Catholics.

[thisiswheezie]

This is not "why should someone become Anglican." this is "why shouldn't Anglicans stop being Anglican." and even then its beating around the bush.

[dylansaus]

In about half a minute you just described my problem 😁
Thank you for your work, man. It's really nice to see you doing the work you do.

[joshuatrott]

About 2 years ago I met an Anglican Father. You ought to ask other Anglican leaders this question. He gave some ok answers but left a lot off the table. Learning what Anglicans believe has been extremely helpful

[Christ__is__King]

Yeah... he really gave no reasons why someone should be Anglican over Catholic. He just talked around the question for 8 minutes. Very disappointing.

[anglicanaesthetics]

My biggest problem with Anglo Catholics, as a high church Anglican, is that it seems like a "hey I'm apostolic too!" option. Rome doesn't consider us apostolic. The East requires, at the moment, us to be re-ordained. So are they partners in apostolic ministry? It's tricky. They do have apostolic succession, but we also have to be honest and acknowledge that we still ask for Reform in Rome.

[Burberryharry]

I love the Anglican tradition but women bishops and liberalism is all over the place. If any of you Anglican’s have any advice lmk

[dpresspro]

Would love to see an interview with a reformed Anglican at some point. Perhaps Lee Gatiss or Julian Dobbs. Anglicanism is a very rich tradition which extends beyond the Anglo-Catholic view people often think of.

[bdnl]

It is too all-inclusive and that goes back to the earliest years. There were four big groups, and they are still there: These are :1. Some wanted what they would see as a sort of purified Catholicism - the vernacular, no indulgences, marrieds clergy etc; 2. Evangelical protestants; 3. A broad official "civil service" religion which does not seek to define doctrine closely - especially in England, and 4. Modern church which is unmoored from the traditional faith and dogma - they may not believe in the virgin birth, the divinity of Christ. But all lthese incompatible beliefs are tolerated as if these things were not really imortant!

[galacticknight]

I grew up going to a fundamentalist megachurch, and I find myself drawn to Anglicanism due to its open mindedness and its middle ground between Protestantism and Catholicism.

[RogerCanda]

I’m a Catholic, my wife is an Anglican.

I can attest, it’s not easy.

[alanduff]

There is a large difference between their belief in in how salvation is received.

[cbeaudry]

I know you not a 'reaction' YouTuber, but would love to see you react to some Archbishop Fulton Sheen

[trupela]

The lens/worldview that is known in Old Testament language as the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil prompts these sorts of questions. Everything, including God (!?!?), is seen through the fundamental dualism, ‘am I in or am I out?

The other lens/worldview, the Tree of Life (who btw made an appearance in the flesh), shows us that all creation is already included in the Father’s Life.

[Bellg]

Anglicans always strike me as very prone to engage in ad-hoc argumentation just to maintain the position they seem to value most of all... a comfortable ambiguity. Neither this nor that.

The church shouldn't be ambiguous

[floriangeyer]

Anglicanism= modern liberalism with religious costumes.

[bullphrogva]

I've been an Anglican for all of a week and I'm already annoyed with how much hand waving and chasing Anglicans do for Rome.

[daughterofyeshuaa]

I feel like I learned nothing from this video😭. He had no firm convictions or real reasons to share why be Anglican then something else. Lol