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	Encyclopedia: Church of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion.
		The Church of England traces its formal corporate history from the 597 Augustinian mission, stresses its continuity and identity with the primitive universal Western church, and notes the consolidation of its particular independent and national character in the post-Reformation events of Tudor England.
		Wales The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is a church of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Church-of-England (4925 words)

	Supreme Governor of the Church of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her father, Henry VIII, was responsible for the English church breaking away from the authority of the Roman Catholic Church after the Pope excommunicated Henry in 1533 over his divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
		By 1536, Henry had broken with Rome, seized the church's assets in England and declared the Church of England as the established church with himself as its head.
		Henry's daughter, Queen Mary I, attempted to restore the English Church's allegiance to the Pope and repealed the Act of Supremacy in 1555.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_Governor_of_the_Church_of_England (383 words)

	Church of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		But this "broad church" faces various contentious doctrinal questions raised by the development of modern society, such as conflicts over the ordination of women as priests (accepted in 1992 and begun in 1994) and the status of noncelibate homosexual clergy (still unsettled today).
		England remained a Roman Catholic country for nearly a thousand years, but then the church separated itself from Rome in 1534 during the reign of King Henry VIII, though it briefly rejoined Rome during the reign of Queen Mary I in 1555.
		The Church Commissioners give some of this money as grants to local parishes; but the majority of the financial burden of church upkeep and the work of local parishes still rests with individual parish and diocese, which meet their requirements from donations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Church_of_England (1543 words)

	Church of England - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		But this "broad church" faces various contentious doctrinal questions raised by the development of modern society, such as conflicts over the ordination of women as priests (finally accepted in 1992 and begun in 1994) and the status of practising homosexuals in the church (still unsettled today).
		England remained a Catholic country for a thousand years, but then separated itself from Rome in 1534 during the reign of King Henry VIII, though it briefly rejoined Rome during the reign of Queen Mary I in 1555.
		In recent years, cathedrals and other famous churches have met some of their maintenance costs with grants from organizations such as English Heritage; but the Church Commissioners and local fundraisers (http://www.churchcare.co.uk/fundraising.html) must foot the bill entirely in the case of most small parish churches.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Church_of_England (1428 words)

	Talk:Church of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Furthermore, the future Supreme Governor of the Church of England is the heir to the throne, i.e.
		The Church of England is the mother church of the Anglican Communion; the Church in Wales is a separate church which is also part of the Anglican Communion.
		The Church of England is definitely one of them, since after its break with Rome it adopted many of the principles of the Protestant reformation.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Church_of_England (2896 words)

	The Monarchy Today > The Queen's Role > Queen and Church > Church of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Church of England, and the monarch's relation to it, was established through a series of Parliamentary Acts in the 1530s, which brought about the English Reformation.
		The connection between Church and State is also symbolised by the fact that the 'Lords Spiritual' (consisting of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and 24 diocesan bishops) sit in the House of Lords.
		The General Synod (including the bishops, elected representatives from the clergy and the laity) is the supreme authority of the Church of England.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page434.asp (448 words)

	The Church of England and "Establishment"
		The Church of Ireland, which was the Irish analogue of the Church of England, was united with the Church of England as the "United Church of England and Ireland", the rules of the English Church prevailing.
		The Church of Scotland split in the 19th century over the question of independence from the state; in particular, the right of congregations to control appointments of ministers (which was limited by "lay patrons" who had the right to nominate ministers).
		In the nineteenth century, the Free (or "Nonconformist") Churches, that is the non-Anglican Protestant churches in England, often sought the disestablishment of the Church of England.
	ubh.tripod.com /whist/chhist/ce-est1.htm (3045 words)

	Commonwealth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The church of England and the Curch of Scotland are recognised by law as the official Churches of England and Scotland, therefore these established Churches are subject to the regulation of law.
		The connection between Church and State is quite strong: archbishops and bishops take an oath of allegiance to the Sovereign on appointment and may not resign without royal authority.
		Whereas the Queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, she is just an ordinary member of the Church of Scotland: in Scotland, the powers of Church and State are diveded; the Church is self-governing.
	www2.rz.hu-berlin.de /monarchy/constitution/church.htm (242 words)

	Elizabeth I of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Papal control over the Church of England had been reinstated under Mary I, but was ended by Elizabeth.
		The Queen assumed the title "Supreme Governor of the Church of England," rather than "Supreme Head," primarily because several bishops and many members of the public felt that a woman could not be the head of the Church.
		After the assassination of the Dutch Stadholder William I, England began to side openly with the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who were at the time rebelling against Spanish rule.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England (5506 words)

	Queen and church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Church of England and the Church of Scotland are established Churches.
		The Church of England, was when Henry VIII broke from the Roman Catholic Church by declaring himself rather than the Pope as Supreme Head of the Church in England.
		The Church of England describes the monarch as 'being by God's Ordinance, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England'.
	home.wanadoo.nl /english.site/royal/queen%20and%20church.htm (408 words)

	The Reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603) @ ELCore.Net
		Her accession was hailed with joy throughout England, for Englishmen were glad to have a ruler of their own so as to be rid of the Spanish domination, that had led to taxation at home and disaster abroad.
		The official church “as by law established” was to be a church for the nation, standing midway between Rome and Puritanism, a kind of compromise between both extremes.
		As an indication to the clergy that the office of supreme governor was no sinecure Elizabeth would not authorise the publication of the Articles until a very important one dealing with the Eucharist had been omitted, and until another one regarding the authority of the Church to change rites and ceremonies had been modified.
	catholicity.elcore.net /MacCaffrey/HCCRFR2_Chapter04.html (7863 words)

	Catholicism is 'Mother' Church - All Others Are Defective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Church of England called it disappointing and negotiations have taken place between Catholic officials and Lambeth Palace, the London headquarters of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in an attempt to limit damage.
		Churches such as the Church of England, where the apostolic succession of bishops from the time of St Peter is disputed by Rome, and Churches without bishops, are not considered "proper" Churches.
		Queen Elizabeth, who is supreme governor of the Church of England, read about the cross in The Times and sent her donation the day the newspaper report appeared.
	www.cephasministry.com /catholicism_is_mother_church.html (1951 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| For the Church of England, marriage comes as a relief
		For the Church of England, however, the irregularity of the prince's circumstances has been a worry for years, particularly as it has been so publicly chronicled and especially for an institution so self-conscious about its constitutional status.
		Although the prince himself is in the clear, being a widower, Mrs Parker Bowles could not undergo a church marriage as she is a divorcee who appears to have been a far from innocent party in the breakdown of her previous partnership.
		A couple of years ago, the Church of England modified its stance to permit church marriages for those who had been divorced so long as they were the innocent parties, but that could not be extended to Charles and Camilla.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1410335,00.html (741 words)

	Church of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Church of England is organized into two provinces; each led by an archbishop (Canterbury for the Southern Province and York for the Northern).
		In the Church of England she appoints archbishops, bishops and deans of cathedrals on the advice of the Prime Minister.
		The Scriptures and the Gospels, the Apostolic Church and the early Church Fathers, are the foundation of Anglican faith and worship.
	www.copthorne.org /c-of-e.html (1134 words)

	Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > Church of England Faces Further Rifts as Synod Debate Opens
		While the Church has been rocked by the forthcoming marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, many other deadlocks within the Church are still to be solved.
		A majority of conservative evangelicals in the Church have insisted that homosexuality is contrary to the teachings of the Bible, and have joined together in calling for the Churches involved to "repent".
		Rev David Phillips, director of the Church Society, a conservative evangelical group in the Church, commented on the marriage of Prince Charles.
	www.christiantoday.com /news/church/361.htm (723 words)

	The Act of Supremacy
		To give him his due, Henry was probably sincere in his belief that the Church of England was riddled with poor administration and had long since lost the right to act as an independent body.
		By tying the church and monarch so closely together, support for Catholicism became not simply a statement of personal religious conviction, but a repudiation of the authority of the monarch, and as such, an act of treason punishable by death.
		Elizabeth declared herself Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and instituted an Oath of Supremacy, requiring anyone taking public or church office to swear allegiance to the monarch as head of the Church and state.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/tudor/act-of-supremacy.htm (539 words)

	dreamdust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For England to undoubtedly become a Protestant nation, all traces of the Catholic faith and the power and influence of the Pope need to be destroyed.
		Although it faced opposition, Elizabeth was able to take the title of the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, showing that despite a lack of total support for Protestantism, the monarch was able to have her own way.
		Elizabeth allowed a more Protestant religion to be the religion of England although she did not allow a basic part of the religion, preaching, without a licence.
	www.dreamdust.co.uk /work/protestant.html (1381 words)

	Exodus of the Reverend Joseph Hull's Company from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Laurence Cook, 1991
		Elizabeth avoided establishing a presbyterian style church, such as that ascending in Scotland to the dismay of her cousin Mary, and reaffirmed her authority as "Supreme Governor" of the Church of England through her own Act of Supremacy and Act of Uniformity.
		The puritan and separatist tendency in the southwest of England may be an aspect of the distinct ethnic and historical character of the region.
		He failed to respond to the court's citation and on February 17, 1635 was expelled from the Church of England.
	www.laurencecook.com /genes/bicknell/bicknell3.html (4435 words)

	The Church of England in the 16th Century - Heritage Education Program - National Park Service - Cape Hatteras Group
		The Church of England might eventually have come into being because the Church in England had long been idiosyncratic-distant from Rome and from the mainstream of Roman Catholicism, dominated by wealthy laymen, occasionally subject to civil courts, full of financially and sometimes intellectually independent clerics.
		In the early sixteenth century, the population of England was recovering from losses caused by the Black Death.
		The Elizabethan Settlement (1559) was her attempt to replace both the Catholic Church and her father's Church of England with a coherent "reformed Catholicism," Roman in most doctrines, but national in organization and worship.
	www.nps.gov /fora/church.htm (2089 words)

	Encyclopedia: Supreme Governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Sovereign of the United Kingdom is Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
		This is not an ecclesiastical office, but rather a reflection of the assertion of authority over the temporality of the Church by King Henry VIII.
		Henry VIII (28 June 1491 â€“ 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Supreme-Governor (182 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Church of England
		England, Church of, the Christian church in England, dating from the introduction of Christianity into that country.
		The Church of England claims to be an apostolic church, meaning it traces a direct line of bishops back to the 12 apostles of Jesus.
		Ambitious and bold, Henry VIII was a vivid contrast to his careful, workaday father.
	encarta.msn.com /Church_of_England.html (186 words)

	Charles and the Anglican church of England.
		THE Church of England overnight urged a full debate on the issue of homosexuality, publishing a guide designed to foster unbiased communication on the contentious issue.
		When he eventually takes over as King and Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church of England,Charles sees himself as "Defender of Faith" in a country that is a multicultural mix.
		: rudimike: "Re: Charles and the Anglican church of England."
	www.mailarchive.ca /lists/alt.bible.prophecy/2003-11/0207.html (720 words)

	Car Crashes And The Church Of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Since the British king also serves as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Prince Charles could not have wed Camilla Parker Bowles while his ex-wife Diana was still alive.
		It is forbidden by the Church of England for divorcees to be wed in their church.
		Since Prince Charles would be Supreme Governor of that Church, he, most of all, would be bound by the rules.
	www.shoutingground.com /~bigred/COECrash.htm (485 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Atkins are reconciled to forgoing a wedding in the Anglican church and intend to be married in a no-frills civil ceremony.
		She explains: "The report is a clear attempt by the Church of England to adjust to a change in society and open its doors to a large number of couples who have suffered marriage breakdown and wish to start again."
		While the Church of England officially forbids remarriage of those who have divorced, vicars have the status of legal registrars of their parishes and are thus able, says Ms.
	www.csmonitor.com /durable/2000/03/22/fp13s1-csm.shtml (1093 words)

	Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > Evangelicals Urge Greater Transparency in Church Appointments
		The Church of England newspaper has revealed a new proposal suggested by a private group of conservative evangelicals which aims to end the secrecy over church appointments.
		The Church of England, being the established church in England since the Reformation, has a special legal position within the state.
		Giddlings, who is also the Chairman of the Church’s Mission and Public Affairs group, said that the present system had allowed the Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Rev Christopher Herbert, to put responsibility for Dr John’s appointment as Dean on the Prime Minister’s office.
	www.christiantoday.com /news/church/338.htm (728 words)

	Church of England in The AnswerBank: Body & Soul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If you were christened in the church of england then you religion is Cofe.
		In the Anglican Church Service - which is Church of England - we do acknowledge the Catholic Church so it's all part and parcel, but you are not considered to be Catholic.
		I vaguely recall a line in a prayer (or similar) used in one of the protestant churches that refers to the holy catholic church.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Body_and_Soul/Question110192.html (429 words)

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