Corpus Christi High Mass At Saint Clement's Phila. CH 2

Worship in the highest Anglo-catholic tradition

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[boomac62]

i couldn't afford to go to a church like that....it's beautiful but can you imagine a poor person feeling welcome?

[SClems1]

Hi boomac62. Everyone is welcome at S Clement's, regardless of whether you see yourself as financially poor or not. The "welcoming" factor is the tradition and the connection you feel with God.

[johnross12]

If only the Roman Catholic Church had kept its ancient traditions and had liturgies similar to these.

[sport989]

I would hope you would be made very welcome. The Catholic movement in the Anglican church was at first most vibrant in the poorer parishes of London and southern England.

[Ettoredipugnar]

@johnross12 Well Jesus wasn't relevent any more neither was His Church. Times were changing its 1962 . Now 50 yrs later those who decided what relevence was are now irelevent. : )

[johnfski61]

@boomac62 Actually, both in the UK and in the USA the Anglo-Catholic branch of Anglicanism was the one most concerned for the poor. Look up the Anglo-Catholic "slum priest" tradition and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Evangelical Anglicanism was the party of the smug capitalist middle class. Anglo-Catholicism was the party of the poor and Christian socialism.

[beswanky]

@boomac62 What a bizarre comment! How would a poor person not feel welcomed by beautiful liturgy??

[codeman2008]

@Iggy3d Some of them are Catholics. I know Catholics who attend High Mass at Anglo-Catholic or even 'non-Anglo-Catholic' Episcopal Churches in addition to their Catholic churches.

[Iggy3d]

Would-be Catholics. Welcome to join the true Church of God anytime.

[polysloguy]

Booman - you would be 100 percent welcomed to attend that parish. The Episcopal Church welcomes everyone regardless of "status or social class" or anything else. In our parish we have a few homeless people who attend regularly.Everyone treats them as if they were members of the family. So, try it!

[dsindc]

@Andante735 Ultimately, a religious conversion must be intellectual and it must be relevant to the times. I have spent much time with many Episcopal Priests, and R.C. priests as well. When I ask them to define something like the divinity of Christ, I get opinions all over the map. Scripture doesn't help much - Mark and John are totally different. In the end, Anglicanism puts any notions to the test of reason and experience. Otherwise we'd still be burning witches. So where are your concerns?

[dsindc]

@Andante735 So the question remains, 'which' issues of doctrine and theology? The Anglican Communion if you know anything about it has never been dogmatic. That has been a strength and a weakness. A strength for those seaking truth, and a bane for those who want answers given to them as if they represented the quotes in Mao's Little Red Book. Religion must evolve or it will die. I like this type of liturgy, however most don't. That includes Roman Catholics. (cont)

[codeman2008]

@dsindc And Saint John's and All Saints Ashmont in Boston, Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Thomas in NYC, and Saint Stephen's in Providence, Rhode Island also come to mind. There are plenty of great Anglo-Catholic parishes in the US. How I wish they could be closer to me! :-)