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The Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) is an organization which seeks to make ecumenical progress between the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion. ARCIC seeks to identify common ground between the two. Neither Church expects it to lead to a merger, but there is a slight possibility of the two Churches recognising each other's orders and sacraments; however, this has become more unlikely with the greater acceptance of the ordination of women and the controversy over homosexuality in the Anglican Co ...

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• Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission - List of Meetings and Agreed Statements
• Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission - Joint Preparatory Commission -- 1967-68
• Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission - ARCIC I First Phase: 1970-1981
• Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission - ARCIC II Second Phase: 1983-
• Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission - Notes

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The Church of the Province of Southern Africa is the Anglican province in the southern part of Africa, including dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa and Swaziland. The primate is the Archbishop of Cape Town. The current archbishop is Njongonkulu Ndungane. His predecessor was Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu. As of 2005, the church has announced plans to change its name to the Anglican Church of Southern Africa by 2008. The province is regarded as the most liberal Anglican province ...

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• Church of the Province of Southern Africa - Note

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The Anglican Catholic Church is a worldwide body of Anglican Christians which grew out of the 1977 Congress of St. Louis. The congress was called in response to decisions made by the Episcopal Church to approve he ordination of women and to created a new Book of Common Prayer. As a result the Anglican Church in North America was founded. By 1978, four bishops had been consecrated, and then the church split into three separate churches, the Anglican Catholic Church, the Anglican Province ...

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• Anglican Catholic Church - Dioceses

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Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. 1225 – March 7, 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis. He is the most famous classical proponent of natural theology. He gave birth to the Thomistic school of philosophy, which was long the primary philosophical approach of the Catholic Church. He is considered by the Catholic Church to be its greatest theologian and one of the thirty-three Doctors of the Church. The ...

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• Thomas Aquinas - Biography
• Thomas Aquinas - Early years
• Thomas Aquinas - Career
• Thomas Aquinas - Death and canonization
• Thomas Aquinas - Writings
• Thomas Aquinas - Exegetical homiletical and liturgical writings
• Thomas Aquinas - Dogmatic apologetic and ethical writings
• Thomas Aquinas - Philosophical writings
• Thomas Aquinas - Notable works
• Thomas Aquinas - Modern criticism
• Thomas Aquinas - Editions

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The terms Anglo-Catholic and Anglo-Catholicism describe people, groups, ideas, customs and practices within Anglicanism that emphasise continuity with Catholic tradition. Since the English Reformation there have always been Anglicans who identify themselves closely with traditional Catholic thought and practice. The concept of Anglo-Catholicism as a distinct sub-group or branch of Anglicanism, however, began to come to prominence in the Church of England during the Victorian era under the influence of the Oxford M ...

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• Anglo-Catholicism - Practices and beliefs
• Anglo-Catholicism - History
• Anglo-Catholicism - See Also

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Pope John Paul II - Teachings. Main articles: Teachings of Pope John Paul II, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:

Pope John Paul II, Pope John Paul II - Overview, Pope John Paul II - Biography, Pope John Paul II - Early life, Pope John Paul II - Church career, Pope John Paul II - A Pope from Poland, Pope John Paul II - Assassination attempts, Pope John Paul II - Health, Pope John Paul II - Death, Pope John Paul II - Life's work, Pope John Paul II - Teachings, Pope John Paul II - Pastoral trips, Pope John Paul II - Relations with other religions, Pope John Paul II - The Pope for youth, Pope John Paul II - Apologies, Pope John Paul II - Social and political stances, Pope John Paul II - Criticism, Pope John Paul II - Other, Pope John Paul II - Films about Pope John Paul II, Pope John Paul II - Notes

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This led to a legal battle in the United States which eventually split into two different divsions, both of which claiming to be the Liberal Catholic Church. Frank W. Pigott, the church's 3rd Presiding Bishop in England, who held to a more theosophical ideal for the church, removed Hampton and then ordered the confiscation of certain church property at the Regionary headquarters in California and forced the resignation of those clergy under Hampton who refused to support his new episcopal replacement. At the time, the majority of Liberal Cat ...

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Liberal Catholic Church, Liberal Catholic Church - Church background, Liberal Catholic Church - First Schism, Liberal Catholic Church - Legal battle, Liberal Catholic Church - Second Schism, Liberal Catholic Church - Differences of the Divisions

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The term mainline may imply a certain numerical majority or dominant presence in mainstream society that is no longer accurate. Critics of the term point to a loss of membership in most of the mainline churches in recent decades. Because static or declining membership is typical of mainline denominations, some leaders have suggested the use of the term oldline as a reasonable alternative. The inclusion of a church in the mainline category does not imply that the beliefs common to mainline churches are held in common by e ...

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Mainline, Mainline - The nature of biblical truth, Mainline - Black mainline question, Mainline - Use of the term mainline, Mainline - Denominations

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The Missouri Synod emerged from several communities of German Lutheran immigrants during the 1830s and 1840s. In Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, isolated Germans in the dense forests of the American frontier were brought together and cared for by missionary F.C.D. Wyneken. A utopian movement of Confessional Saxon Lutherans under Martin Stephan created a community in Perry County, Missouri and Saint Louis, Missouri. In Michigan and Ohio, Missionaries sent by Wilhelm Löhe cared for scattered congregations and founded utopian communities in Frankenmuth, Michigan and the Saginaw Valley of Michigan. Luth ...

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Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - History, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - The Saxon immigration, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Organization of the Missouri Synod, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Transition to English, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Consensus and division, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Teachings of the LCMS, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Doctrinal sources and standards formal principle, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Major doctrines material principle, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Salvation, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - The means of grace, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Real Presence and the Lord's Supper, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Eschatology, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Creation, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Law and Gospel, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Practices, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Church structure, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Ordination, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Organizations, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Relationship with other church bodies, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Presidents, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Print resources, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - History

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O'Connor was born in Dublin and was named after Sinéad de Valera, wife of Irish President Eamon de Valera and mother of the doctor presiding over the delivery, and Saint Bernadette of Lourds. She was the middle of five children, sister to Joseph, Eimear, John, and Eoin. Joseph O'Connor is now a notable novelist. Her parents were John O'Connor, a structural engineer later turned barrister, and Marie O'Connor. The couple married young and had a troubled relationship and split up when O'Connor was eight. The three eldest children went t ...

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Sinéad O'Connor, Sinéad O'Connor - Early life, Sinéad O'Connor - Musical career, Sinéad O'Connor - Garden State Arts Center controversy, Sinéad O'Connor - Saturday Night Live controversy, Sinéad O'Connor - Ordination, Sinéad O'Connor - Discography, Sinéad O'Connor - Albums, Sinéad O'Connor - Singles

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The nineteenth century Oxford Movement within the Church of England began as a "High Church" movement, following a call to action to save the Church, whose position, with Catholic Emancipation and other changes in the English body politic, was perceived as being in danger. High Churchmen strove against the erosion of the Church of England's traditionally-privileged and legally-entrenched role in English society; however, over time a significant number of the leading lights of the Oxford Movement converted to Roman Catholicism, following the ...

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High church, High church - Evolution of the term High Church

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Background Christianity Protestant Reformation Apostolic Succession Roman Catholicism People Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII Richard Hooker Governance Episcopal structure Lambeth Conferences Archbishop of Canterbury Liturgy and Worship Book of Common Prayer High Church · Low Church Broad Ch ...

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Anglo-Catholicism, Anglo-Catholicism - Practices and beliefs, Anglo-Catholicism - History, Anglo-Catholicism - See Also

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Pope John Paul II - Teachings. Main article: Teachings of Pope John Paul II As pope, John Paul II's most important role was to teach people about Catholic Christianity. He wrote a number of important documents that many observers believe will have long-lasting influence on the Church. A notable achievement of John Paul II was the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which became an international bestseller. Its purpose, according to the Pope's Apostolic Constituti ...

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Pope John Paul II, Pope John Paul II - Overview, Pope John Paul II - Biography, Pope John Paul II - Early life, Pope John Paul II - Church career, Pope John Paul II - A Pope from Poland, Pope John Paul II - Assassination attempts, Pope John Paul II - Health, Pope John Paul II - Death, Pope John Paul II - Life's work, Pope John Paul II - Teachings, Pope John Paul II - Pastoral trips, Pope John Paul II - Relations with other religions, Pope John Paul II - The Pope for youth, Pope John Paul II - Apologies, Pope John Paul II - Social and political stances, Pope John Paul II - Criticism, Pope John Paul II - Other, Pope John Paul II - Films about Pope John Paul II

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Following his World War II service in the Royal Air Force Benn worked briefly as a BBC Radio producer. He was unexpectedly selected to follow Stafford Cripps as Labour candidate for Bristol South East in 1950, and won the seat in a byelection that November after Cripps stood down for ill health. In 1991, he proposed the Commonwealth of Britain Bill. It proposed abolishing the British monarchy, with the United Kingdom becoming a "democratic, federal and secular commonwealth", in effect, a republic with a written constitution. It was read in Parliament a number of times until his retirement ...

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Tony Benn, Tony Benn - Family background, Tony Benn - Political career, Tony Benn - Peerage Reform, Tony Benn - In Government, Tony Benn - In Opposition, Tony Benn - Retirement, Tony Benn - Diaries and Other Works

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Thomas Aquinas - Early years. The life of Thomas Aquinas offers many interesting insights into the world of the High Middle Ages. He was born into a family of the south Italian nobility and was through his mother, Countess Theadora of Theate, related to the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Holy Roman emperors. He was probably born early in 1225 at his father Count Landulf's castle of Roccasecca in the kingdom of Naples. Landulf's brother, Sinibald, was abbot of the original Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, and the family intended Thomas to follow his uncle into that position; this would have been a normal ca ...

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Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas - Biography, Thomas Aquinas - Early years, Thomas Aquinas - Career, Thomas Aquinas - Death and canonization, Thomas Aquinas - Writings, Thomas Aquinas - Exegetical homiletical and liturgical writings, Thomas Aquinas - Dogmatic apologetic and ethical writings, Thomas Aquinas - Philosophical writings, Thomas Aquinas - Notable works, Thomas Aquinas - Modern criticism, Thomas Aquinas - Editions

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The term mainline may imply a certain numerical majority or dominant presence in mainstream society that is no longer accurate. Critics of the term point to a loss of membership in most of the mainline churches in recent decades. Because static or declining membership is typical of mainline denominations, some leaders have suggested the use of the term "oldline" as a reasonable alternative. The inclusion of a church in the mainline category does not imply that the beliefs common to mainline churches are held in common by every member ...

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Mainline, Mainline - The nature of Biblical Truth, Mainline - Black mainline question, Mainline - Use of the term mainline, Mainline - Denominations

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George Pell was born in Ballarat, Victoria, and educated at Catholic schools (Loreto Convent School and St Patrick's College) at his mother's insistence, although his father was a Protestant. He gave up a chance to play professional Australian Rules Football to become a priest. He studied for the priesthood at Corpus Christi College near Melbourne, and at Propaganda Fide College in Rome. He was ordained a priest in St Peter's Basilica on 16 December 1966 and holds a licentiate in theology from Urban University (1967), a doctorate of philosophy in church history from the University of Oxford (1971) and a master's degree in educat ...

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George Cardinal Pell, George Cardinal Pell - Life, George Cardinal Pell - Church leader, George Cardinal Pell - Controversies, George Cardinal Pell - Recent controversies

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The nineteenth century Oxford Movement within the Church of England began as a "High Church" movement, following a call to action to save the Church, whose position, with Catholic Emancipation and other changes in the English body politic, was perceived as being in danger. High Churchmen strove against the erosion of the Church of England's traditionally-privileged and legally-entrenched role in English society; however, over time a significant number of the leading lights of the Oxford Movement converted to Roman Catholicism, following the ...

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High church, High church - Evolution of the term High Church, High church - See Also

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The show centres around eight main characters, seven of whom sit on the parochial church council (PCC): Geraldine Granger, the female vicar, played by Dawn French, self-described as a bon-vivant. David Horton, Conservative chairman of the PCC, gentleman farmer, pillar of the community and local councillor, played by Gary Waldhorn, and main opponent of the female vicar. In later episodes of the series, Horton comes to fall for Vicar Granger, though she gently lets him down when he tells her. Hug ...

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The Vicar of Dibley, The Vicar of Dibley - Cast, The Vicar of Dibley - Episodes, The Vicar of Dibley - Season 1, The Vicar of Dibley - Specials, The Vicar of Dibley - Season 2, The Vicar of Dibley - Season 3, The Vicar of Dibley - Christmas 2004 specials, The Vicar of Dibley - Location, The Vicar of Dibley - Theme music, The Vicar of Dibley - Critical reaction

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O'Connor's time as singer for Ton Ton Macoute brought her to the attention of the music industry and she was signed by Ensign Records. She also acquired an experienced manager, Fachtna O'Ceallaigh, former head of U2's Mother Records. Soon after she was signed she embarked on her first major project, providing the vocals for the song "Heroine", which she cowrote with U2's guitarist The Edge for the soundtrack to the film Captive. While she was building bridges she was also burning them. O'Ceallaigh, who had been fired by U2 for complai ...

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Sinéad O'Connor, Sinéad O'Connor - Early life, Sinéad O'Connor - Musical career, Sinéad O'Connor - Garden State Arts Center controversy, Sinéad O'Connor - Saturday Night Live controversy, Sinéad O'Connor - Ordination, Sinéad O'Connor - Discography, Sinéad O'Connor - Albums, Sinéad O'Connor - Singles

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