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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 02:42 am |
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I have an acquaintance, a fine Christian gentleman, named John Dixon of St. Athanasius Parish in Henrico, County, VA [If you ever see this, "Yo' John! 'Sup Dewberry dawg!"  ]. He feels that the Anglican Communion is the best way to go! If you were to meet John and chat with him, how would you discuss the Anglican Communion and what would you say to him that might convince him to become a Roman Catholic?
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 02:48 am |
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| Well, you might start out by asking him, “Which Anglican Communion?”
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 03:07 am |
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| Well, good Saint John, as I call him, was originally a member and Vestryman and Senior Warden at Fork Episcopal Church, a historic old church, in Hanover County, Virginia, which has been there since back in the early 1700s and was once attended by Patrick Henry, Thomas Nelson Jr. (one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence) and great actress Katherine Hepburn's grandfather was a Rector there, at one point, and she visited him there. John lives at Dewberry Farm which is a historic old home, predating the Civil War, where one of the Rectors of Fork Episcopal Church once lived. Anyway, when the Episcopal Church elected Gene Robinson, a homosexual openly living with his, um, uh, "male significant other", John left the Episcopal Church. Somehow, he became affiliated with the Anglican Province of Christ the King (http://www.anglicanpck.org) and got the St. Athanasius Parish founded (http://www.saintathanasius.us/index.htm). Later, I cannot presently recall exactly the reasons, St. Athanasius Parish became affiliated with what is called the Anglican Church in America (http://www.acahome.org). I would be interested to know how you all might discuss the Anglican Communion with John and what you might say to him which might help him to consider taking St. Athanasius Parish into the Roman Catholic Church. Thanks for any comments!
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Dave Armstrong
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Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 07:18 pm |
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I'd give him my paper:
Catholic Critique of Anglicanism
If he wanted to discuss that, then I'd be happy to, and we could get into more particulars where the two communions disagree. Basically, at that point, it becomes a task of defending Catholic distinctives, and showing that they are more biblical and more consistent with the Fathers.
With Anglicans, I always emphasize development of doctrine. That was what converted Cardinal Newman, who is still revered by Anglicans to this day.
Generally speaking, I believe that sharing one's faith and doing apologetics always involves discerning what are the most pressing or troubling issues for any given person, and concentrating on those. We should always follow the course of the issues that the other person is working through, rather than pursue our own "agenda." They may not want to hear what we have to say, on some topic. But if we follow their interest and concern, it always works better.
Last edited on Mon Apr 28th, 2008 07:21 pm by Dave Armstrong
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CajunRick
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 12:40 am |
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I think I would show him "The Tudors" currently being presented on the Showtime network. It gives an accurate portrayal of exactly how the Church of England was formed. It does have some nudity and bad language but as far as I have been able to determine, it is dead-on accurate on the reasons Henry VIII broke away, and gives a remarkably fair portrayal of the role of the Catholic Church in the whole matter.
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 03:38 am |
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I sent an email to him with a link to Dave's paper (which I enjoyed reading myself). Sadly, he would have none of it and feels that the Anglican Communion is the true church. I am afraid that I do not agree with that although certainly he has a right to his opinion. I appreciate CajunRick's suggestion. Although I had known of King Henry VIII for a long time, and known a number of things about him, I have learned even more about him in recent years. I have come to feel that the word "monster" might be too mild to describe that King. As for John, I tend to doubt that he would consider the Roman Catholic Church at this point. He did not seem to happy with me when we last corresponded. I do at least admire John for breaking off with the Episcopal Church after the things that they have done. I can only pray that God will guide him and his new church.
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