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==Leadership==
==Leadership==
The British monarch (currently, Queen [[Elizabeth II]]) is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the mother church of the Anglican Communion. The British Monarch has also, since the time of King Henry VIII, held the title 'Defender of the Faith'. A law dating from 1701, still in effect, prevents a Roman Catholic or spouse of a Roman Catholic from becoming king or queen.<ref> See [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1565208 Text]</ref>
The British monarch (currently, Queen [[Elizabeth II]]) is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the mother church of the Anglican Communion. The British Monarch has also, since the time of King Henry VIII, held the title 'Defender of the Faith'. A law dating from 1701, still in effect, prevents a Roman Catholic or spouse of a Roman Catholic from becoming king or queen.
<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1565208
| title = Act of Settlement (1700)
| accessdate=2012-04-06}}
</ref>
The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the head of the Holy See of Canterbury, is the head of the Communion and is seen sometimes, but erroneously, as the 'Anglican Pope.' Unlike a Pope, his official pronouncements are not considered binding on all Anglicans and his jurisdiction is limited to England.
The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the head of the Holy See of Canterbury, is the head of the Communion and is seen sometimes, but erroneously, as the 'Anglican Pope.' Unlike a Pope, his official pronouncements are not considered binding on all Anglicans and his jurisdiction is limited to England.
* Scottish Episcopal Church
* Scottish Episcopal Church
* Sheng Kung Hui
* Sheng Kung Hui
* The [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]] remains a member of the Anglican Communion but has yielded to demands from other Communion members to remove itself from participation in the Communion's council for everyday decision-making. This has occurred in the aftermath of the Episcopal Church's refusal to adhere to demands made to her to cease consecrating homosexual bishops. In addition, many provinces of the Anglican Communion are no longer in full communion with the Episcopal church, having unilaterally discontinued the relationship.
* The [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]] remains a member of the Anglican Communion but has yielded to demands from other Communion members to remove itself from participation in the Communion's council for everyday decision-making. This has occurred in the aftermath of the Episcopal Church's refusal to adhere to demands made to her to cease consecrating homosexual bishops. In addition, many provinces of the Anglican Communion are no longer in full communion with the Episcopal church, having unilaterally discontinued the relationship.
[[Continuing Anglican]]ism is a movement of churches whose beliefs and practices are Anglican but which separated from member churches of the Anglican Communion. They are not in full communion with the Church of England and do not seek to be so. These churches are generally more conservative than the churches which hold membership in the Anglican Communion.
[[Continuing Anglican]]ism is a movement of churches whose beliefs and practices are Anglican but which separated from member churches of the Anglican Communion. They are not in full communion with the Church of England and do not seek to be so. These churches are generally more conservative than the churches which hold membership in the Anglican Communion.
==References==
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[[Category:British History]]
[[Category:British History]]
[[Category:Anglicans]]
[[Category:Anglicans]]