tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191589.post794781079146026378..comments2023-10-25T04:22:54.910-07:00Comments on An Anglican Priest: The Ruminations of a Canterbury Cap Catholic: Rev. Dr. Hasserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350737386756722887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191589.post-58344707052243258992007-09-03T18:10:00.000-07:002007-09-03T18:10:00.000-07:00Welshmann,I'm not sure that is completely accurate...Welshmann,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that is completely accurate, and I think the statement itself was written to acknowledge the primacy of the Scripture per the Articles of Religion: <BR/><BR/>"The Holy Scriptures being recognized as the primary rule of Faith. . ." <BR/><BR/>They then go on to acknowledge that the unbroken tradition is "an authorative source." The elaborate that "this tradition is partly to be found in the consensus of the great ecclesiastical bodies standing in historical continuity with the primitive Church, partly to be gathered by scientific method from the written documents of all centuries." <BR/><BR/>Given that the Scriptures are the "primary rule of faith" I think this statement is closely alligned with the Anglican reformation canons which state that nothing should be taught in the church except that which can be proven from Holy Scripture or what the doctors and bishops of the ancient Catholic Church demonstrated from the same. This brings the position closer to the classical "sola Scriptura" stance of the classic reformation and away from Rome (which elevates the Pope above Scripture and tradition) and away from the radical reformers (every man alone with his Bible). <BR/><BR/>AC+Rev. Dr. Hasserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350737386756722887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191589.post-79459449467645652522007-09-03T16:54:00.000-07:002007-09-03T16:54:00.000-07:00AC:As I understand them, the Roman and Eastern chu...AC:<BR/><BR/>As I understand them, the Roman and Eastern churches insist that it is possible to establish authoritative teaching on Holy Tradition alone. Classical Protestants, including orthodox Anglicans, insist that authoritative teaching must have a Scriptural basis, though Scripture must be read within Holy Tradition. As I read the post, Old Catholics would say that authoritative teaching can be based on Holy Tradition alone. Is that a fair assessment?<BR/><BR/>welshmannwelshmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021662418461137766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191589.post-77867414224851369492007-09-03T11:18:00.000-07:002007-09-03T11:18:00.000-07:00Ironically, 14-Theses Old Catholics (who are not w...Ironically, 14-Theses Old Catholics (who are not within any Anglican Jurisdiction) are closer to authentic Anglicanism than Tridentine Anglo-Catholics (who are jurisdictionally Anglican).<BR/><BR/>BTW, the 14 Theses remind me of Jewel's Apology for Anglicanism, which was penned hundreds of years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com