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==Synopsis==
The Anglican Communion is a Communion of [[Protestant]] churches which traces its own initial roots to the English King, Henry VIII, and his disputes with 597 Augustinian mission to England. The Anglican Church formally declares itself to by a Catholic (rather than Protestant) church but this view is disputed by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] over his divorce and remarriage. Today, There are certainly Protestant elements within the Anglican Communion is spread throughout the world, especially in English speaking countries. Within the Anglican Communion and within each Anglican church there are three main wings: evangelical (low); anglo-catholic (high); liberal.
The Roman Catholic Chruch traces the roots of the Anglican Communion to the English King, Henry VIII, and his disputes with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] over his divorce and remarriage. However, after the death of Henry VIII, the Church split off by Henry was reunited with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] by Queen Mary I' Act of Reunion in 1555. The current split with the Roman Catholic Church dates to the Act of Settlement passed by Elizabeth I in 1558 and Elizabeth's subsequent Papal excommunication.
Today, the Anglican Communion is spread throughout the world, especially in English speaking countries. Within the Anglican Communion and within each Anglican church there are three main wings: evangelical (low); anglo-catholic (high); liberal.
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