Fraternity and hope strengthen relations between Catholics and Anglicans

Fraternity and Hope in Catholic-Anglican Relations

According to Archbishop Flavio Pace and Bishop Anthony Ball, the relationship between Catholics and Anglicans is strengthened by fraternity and hope.

The story of Queen Elizabeth I and her half-sister, Queen Mary I, serves as an example of the complex history between the two denominations. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603, her body was moved and re-interred in the same grave as her half-sister in London's Westminster Abbey.

The two queens were united by blood but divided by their religious affiliations. A series of Acts of Parliament between 1529 and 1536 transferred spiritual authority from the papacy to the crown, with the 1534 Act of Supremacy declaring King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church.

The 1534 Act of Supremacy declared their father, King Henry VIII, Supreme Head of the Church.

This Supremacy was briefly repealed during the reign of the Catholic Mary, but was re-established during the reign of the Protestant Elizabeth.

Author's summary: Fraternity and hope unite Catholics and Anglicans.

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Herald Malaysia Herald Malaysia — 2025-10-30

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