While not completely relevant a mate lent me a book titled “Anglo-Catholicism and the Oxford Movement”. The book dates from the 1870’s. It explained the Roman Catholic doctrines and showed how some Anglicans were trying to Romanise the Anglican articles of faith and liturgy (and still are) with a love for ceremony, smoke and mirrors – the high church types. It was an eye opener to see the contrast between the two organisations. At a glance they seem to believe in the same basics but when you start to appreciate the significance of even subtle changes the gulf between the two becomes clear. The RC’s are far away from being Christ centered and I had no idea the contrasts were so important. The terms priest / minister and alter / table mean vastly different things – the devil is in the detail. A fascinating read indeed.
This is not to claim there are not many fine Christians within the RC body but maybe the body needs a heart transplant.
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