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Are there any churches that are both Roman Catholic and Episcopal?
No, the Catholic Church is the Christian Church, the original Christian Church. The Episcopal Church is a Protestant Church and not Catholic. To be Catholic a Church must accept the pope as the leader of the Church as well as other Catholic doctrines. The Episcopal Church does not.
Is there such thing as a Roman Catholic Episcopal Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerNo. The Episcopal Church is a protestant Church. Many Anglicans are now coming into the Catholic Church and the Holy Father is providing: BENEDICT XVIAPOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION ANGLICANORUM COETIBUSPROVIDING FOR PERSONAL ORDINARIATES FOR ANGLICANSENTERING INTO FULL COMMUNIONWITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCHThus we are talking about an Anglican Ordinary of the Latin Rite. There is no such thing as a Roman Catholic Episcopal Church.
Which church Episcopal or roman catholic change the most?
the episcopal, because in the catholic church what is the practice of the first apostle is still practice until now.
Can Roman Catholic altar server serve in Episcopal church?
Catholic AnswerNo. The Episcopal church does not have valid sacraments, nor a valid priesthood. In addition, they are protestants, which mean they are protesting the Catholic Church. To actively serve in an Episcopal service would be a formal act of apostasy which, if I am not mistaken, carries an automatic excommunication along with it.
What is the protocol for a Roman catholic and a Episcopalian to get married?
As a Catholic, you cannot be validly married anywhere else besides a Roman Catholic church. If you get permission from your Episcopalian Bishop, the Episcopal Church will recognize your marriage in a Roman Catholic church.
Who found Episcopal?
The Episcopal Church was founded by King Henry VIII in the 16th century. He was seeking a divorce from a wife and the Roman Catholic Church would not allow it so he broke with the Roman Church and created his own.
Can an episcopal priest that is married ever become a Catholic priest?
Not in the eyes of the Catholic Church. They do not consider an Episcopal Priest to be ordained in Apostolic Succession, so is therefore a layman (a non-priest like you or I). This is depite Episcopalian (and all priests in the Anglican Communion) being able to trace their succession back through the bishops to the pre-Reformation Church based in Rome.
If you made your confirmation at an Episcopal Church and made a mistake could you be confirmed in a Catholic church?
Whether or not you made a 'mistake' in the Episcopal Church you would still need to be confirmed in a Catholic Church. Confirmation is an affirmation on your part that you accept the promises made at your baptism by your Godparents and do, in fact 'confirm' your status as a Catholic.
What sets the Episcopal churches apart from other churches?
The Episcopal church was organized after the American Revolution. It opposes the death penalty and supported the civil rights movement. The Roman Catholic church have seven sacraments while the Episcopal church has two sacraments.
Why are only men allowed to be priests?
In the Roman Catholic Church, the male priest represents God.Female priests are permitted in the Episcopal Church.
What was Elizabeth Ann Seton's original religion?
She was raised in the Episcopal church and converted to Roman Catholic after the death of her husband.
Are African Methodist Episcopal churches Baptist?
The Episcopal Church follows the via media or "middle way" between Protestantism and Roman Catholic doctrine and practices: that is both Catholic and Reformed. The Episcopal Church traces its history from the Church of England and stresses its continuity with the early universal Western church.Taken from Answers.comIts history come from breaking away from the catholic church, but still hold on to some of their traditions.
