Episcopal vs Anglican (Church of England) – What’s the Difference?

Who are the Anglicans (Church of England) and Episcopal church? How do they differ?

[michaeltres]

Whatever it was that Henry VIII created, it was completely overturned by the radical reformers who controlled his son and heir, Edward VI. Those reforms were then overturned by Edward's sister, Mary I, when she returned the church apparatus to the pope. All of the above was overturned by Elizabeth I, who championed what came to be know as the "media via" or "middle way". She took the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a conscious break from Henry's arrogant title, Supreme Head of the Church of England. All forms of Anglicanism as we know them descend from Elizabeth's reign and the Act of Uniformity of 1559, not from Henry's actions.

[laserwolf]

I need to watch this 5 more times to wrap my head around this.

[robertwaguespack]

There is currently a community of Ex Anglicans and Episcopalians within the Catholic church called the Anglican Ordinariate.

[GR-dkju]

I’ve been looking for a video exactly like this one for awhile now... thank you for putting this video together. It has helped clear up confusion.

[personifiedape]

I am an Episcopalian because I was baptised in Scotland as there’s no Church of England in Scotland but I am a practicing Anglican in England.

[jonathanthompson]

Thank you for recognising Henry's wish for an anullment rather than a divorce as most people claim.

[MopableWaste]

Thank you! This was the most comprehensive and readily available information I could find on the ANCNA/Episcopal split I could find

[v.rivera]

Very informative and helpful. Your presentation style is awesome!

[kittmiller]

Very Well Stated, I have been a member of the Episcopal Church sine 1950

[mitrimattar]

Hello from a member of the Antiochian Orthodox Church of North America,
Nice to know all that!

[graemedurie]

A point on the consecration of Bishop Seabury: The Church of England bishops would have liked to consecrate him, but could not, as they had taken oaths to the UK monarch at their ordination as priests and much more binding oaths when they became bishops. To consecrate him would have meant breaking their oaths and understandably clergy did not want to be oath-breakers. By contrast, the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church had not taken such oaths and were thus free to consecrate Seabury. If I recall correctly, the Archbishop of Canterbury sent a warm letter of congratulations to Seabury.

[atmalewis]

This really helped me to better understand what is going on with the Anglican church in America. I recently began attending an APA church ( I love it) and wanted to know more about the history. Thank you so much!

[barelyprotestant]

Thanks for the video! There are a few significant issues with this video:

1) As Anglicans, we do not see ourselves having begun at the Reformation. That was the implication given.
2) Henry VIII's claim to be head of the Church of England was actually an historic position amongst Kings in the British Isles, going back to before William the Conquer; as far back as King Oswy in the 600's.
3) Apostolic Succession is not exclusively through St. Peter; it is through the Apostles. Not even Roman Catholics would argue that Apostolic Succession is only through St. Peter.

[Coolrunnings]

Minor issue. ACNA is recognized by a few other Anglican provinces such as the church of Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria. So therefore it is recognized by some of the Anglican communion but not by all.

[KK-lilw]

This was a really helpful and well-done, thank you!

[michaelbellone]

Henry made himself supreme head. It was his daughter Elizabeth who changed it to supreme governor. Also, Henry's Church was Catholic in every way except its head. It was a true schism, like the Orthodox and if it had remained as such, the Roman Catholic Church would likely recognize the validity of its Holy Orders and Sacraments, as they do with the Orthodox. It was Henry's children Edward and Elizabeth who protestantized the Anglican church.

[anna-katehowell]

TL;DR: All Episcopalians are Anglicans but not all Anglicans are Episcopalians. Like rectangles and squares, or dogs and poodles.

[Awakeningspirit]

So Episcopalianism isn't just the Anglican Church in America, it's actually kind of a fusion of English and Scottish churches... very cool. I am Catholic but went to Episcopal preschool before Catholic school and was very confused once in Catholic school about why there weren't any more female priests and why everyone was so mean and brutish now.

[VoDucQuang]

Thank you for this informative video! I hope you will consider doing a video on the efforts of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter in the US and Our Lady of Walsingham in the UK.

[scottwallace]

I my self am episcopalian here in the usa, like your channel a lot