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{{about|the Anglican Christian movement|Catholic theology|Catholicism}}
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'''Affirming Catholicism''', sometimes referred to as "AffCath", is a movement operating in several provinces of the [[Anglican Communion]], including the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. In the US, the movement is known as Affirming Anglican Catholicism (AAC). The movement represents a [[Liberal Anglo-Catholicism|liberal strand of Anglo-Catholicism]] and is particularly noted for holding that [[Anglo-Catholic]] belief and practice is compatible with the [[ordination of women]]. It also generally supports ordination into the threefold ministry ([[bishop]]s, [[priest]]s, [[deacon]]s) regardless of [[gender]] or [[sexual orientation]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Evangelicals Etcetera: Conflict and Conviction in the Church of England's Parties |author= Kelvin Randall|year= 2005|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=0-7546-5215-7|pages=42|url=https://books.google.com/?id=e9i_3s-0cgwC&pg=PA42&dq=%22Affirming+Catholicism%22}}</ref>
'''Affirming Catholicism''', sometimes referred to as '''AffCath''', is a movement operating in several provinces of the [[Anglican Communion]], including the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].


In the US the movement is known as '''Affirming Anglican Catholicism''' ('''AAC'''). The movement represents a [[Liberal Anglo-Catholicism|liberal strand of Anglo-Catholicism]] and is particularly noted for holding that [[Anglo-Catholic]] belief and practice is compatible with the [[ordination of women]]. It also generally supports ordination into the threefold ministry ([[bishop]]s, [[priest]]s, [[deacon]]s) regardless of [[gender]] or [[sexual orientation]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Evangelicals Etcetera: Conflict and Conviction in the Church of England's Parties |author= Kelvin Randall|year= 2005|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=0-7546-5215-7|pages=42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9i_3s-0cgwC&dq=%22Affirming+Catholicism%22&pg=PA42}}</ref>
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The movement was formalised on 9 June 1990 at [[St Alban's Church, Holborn]], in London by a number of Anglo-Catholic clergy in the [[Anglican Diocese of London (England)|Diocese of London]] who had been marginalised within, or expelled from, existing Anglo-Catholic groups because of their support for women's ordination to the priesthood. It developed a theological stance which was staunchly liberal in matters of inclusivity but traditionally Catholic in matters of liturgy and the centrality and theology of the [[sacrament]]s whilst believing that traditional restrictions on who may receive them should be re-examined.


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The movement was formalised on 9 June 1990 at [[St Alban's Church, Holborn]], in London by a number of Anglo-Catholic clergy in the [[Anglican Diocese of London (England)|Diocese of London]] who had been marginalised within, or expelled from, existing Anglo-Catholic groups because of their support for women's ordination to the priesthood. It developed a theological stance which was staunchly liberal in matters of inclusivity but traditionally Catholic in matters of liturgy and the centrality and theology of the [[sacrament]]s whilst believing that traditional restrictions on who may receive them should be re-examined.
[[File:St Alban the Martyr Church and Brookes Court EC1 - geograph.org.uk - 1393708.jpg|thumb|St Alban's Church, Holborn, London]]
In North America, AAC has ties with the [[Society of Catholic Priests]]; in the UK, AffCath is a partner organisation of [[Inclusive Church]].<ref>[http://inclusive-church.org.uk/about-inclusive-church Inclusive Church — About] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323201932/http://inclusive-church.org.uk/about-inclusive-church |date=March 23, 2015 }} (Accessed 5 April 2015)</ref>
In North America, AAC has ties with the [[Society of Catholic Priests]]; in the UK, AffCath is a partner organisation of [[Inclusive Church]].<ref>[http://inclusive-church.org.uk/about-inclusive-church Inclusive Church — About] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323201932/http://inclusive-church.org.uk/about-inclusive-church |date=March 23, 2015 }} (Accessed 5 April 2015)</ref>


==Membership and support==
==Membership and support==
Prominent supporters include [[Rowan Williams]], former [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]; as well as [[Jeffrey John]], [[Dean of St Albans]] and former [[Bishop of Reading|Bishop suffragan-designate of Reading]]; both of whom have served on the executive committee of British and Irish Affirming Catholicism. In North America, bishops involved in AAC include [[Frank Griswold]], former presiding bishop of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]; [[Andrew Hutchison]], former primate of the [[Anglican Church of Canada]]; and [[Victoria Matthews]], a bishop in Canada and New Zealand.
Prominent supporters include [[Rowan Williams]], former [[archbishop of Canterbury]]; as well as [[Jeffrey John]], former [[Dean of St Albans]] and former [[Bishop of Reading|bishop suffragan-designate of Reading]]; both of whom have served on the executive committee of British and Irish Affirming Catholicism. In North America, bishops involved in AAC include [[Frank Griswold]], former presiding bishop of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]; [[Andrew Hutchison]], former primate of the [[Anglican Church of Canada]]; and [[Victoria Matthews]], a bishop in Canada and New Zealand.
[[File:Meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.jpg|thumb|Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams meeting Greek prime minister George Papandreou, 2010]]


===Presidents===
===Presidents===
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*1996 to ? John B. Gaskell
*1996 to ? John B. Gaskell
*2004–2007: Richard Jenkins<ref>{{cite web|title=The Revd Richard Jenkins|url=http://www.gospelimprint.com/GI-pages/biographies.htm#RJ|website=Biographies|publisher=Gospel Imprint|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref>
*2004–2007: Richard Jenkins<ref>{{cite web|title=The Revd Richard Jenkins|url=http://www.gospelimprint.com/GI-pages/biographies.htm#RJ|website=Biographies|publisher=Gospel Imprint|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref>
*2008–2012: [[Jonathan Clark (bishop)|Jonathan Clark]]<ref name="Affirming Catholicism New Chair 2012">{{cite web|title=Affirming Catholicism New Chair |url=http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org.uk/userFiles/File/Aff%20Cath%20New%20Chair%20Sept%202012.pdf |website=News letter |publisher=Affirming Catholicism |accessdate=17 January 2015 |format=pdf |date=30 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118004027/http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org.uk/userFiles/File/Aff%20Cath%20New%20Chair%20Sept%202012.pdf |archivedate=18 January 2015 }}</ref>
*2008–2012: [[Jonathan Clark (bishop)|Jonathan Clark]]<ref name="Affirming Catholicism New Chair 2012">{{cite web|title=Affirming Catholicism New Chair |url=http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org.uk/userFiles/File/Aff%20Cath%20New%20Chair%20Sept%202012.pdf |website=News letter |publisher=Affirming Catholicism |accessdate=17 January 2015 |date=30 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118004027/http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org.uk/userFiles/File/Aff%20Cath%20New%20Chair%20Sept%202012.pdf |archivedate=18 January 2015 }}</ref>
*2012–2018: Rosemarie Mallett
*2012–2018: [[Rosemarie Mallett]]
*2018–present: Hannah Cleugh
*2018–2024: Hannah Cleugh
*2024–present: Matthew Parkes


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Christianity}}
{{Portal|Christianity}}
*[[Forward in Faith]]
* [[Acts of Supremacy]]
* [[English Reformation]]
* [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]
* [[Ritualism in the Church of England]]
* [[Apostolicae curae]]
* [[Forward in Faith]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org.uk/ Affirming Catholicism UK]
*[http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org.uk/ Affirming Catholicism UK]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060829085459/http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org/index.html Affirming Catholicism USA]
*[http://www.affirmingcatholicism.org/ Affirming Catholicism USA]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021132650/http://www.cdsp.edu/~mgrau/courses/hsst2189/studweb/WebsitesFall01/tgilmore/index.html Anglo-Catholicism for Progressives]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021132650/http://www.cdsp.edu/~mgrau/courses/hsst2189/studweb/WebsitesFall01/tgilmore/index.html Anglo-Catholicism for Progressives]


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[[Category:LGBT and Anglicanism]]
[[Category:LGBTQ and Anglicanism]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 8 December 2024

This article is about an Anglican Christian movement. For Catholic theology, see Catholicism.

Affirming Catholicism, sometimes referred to as AffCath, is a movement operating in several provinces of the Anglican Communion, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States.

In the US the movement is known as Affirming Anglican Catholicism (AAC). The movement represents a liberal strand of Anglo-Catholicism and is particularly noted for holding that Anglo-Catholic belief and practice is compatible with the ordination of women. It also generally supports ordination into the threefold ministry (bishops, priests, deacons) regardless of gender or sexual orientation.[1]

The movement was formalised on 9 June 1990 at St Alban's Church, Holborn, in London by a number of Anglo-Catholic clergy in the Diocese of London who had been marginalised within, or expelled from, existing Anglo-Catholic groups because of their support for women's ordination to the priesthood. It developed a theological stance which was staunchly liberal in matters of inclusivity but traditionally Catholic in matters of liturgy and the centrality and theology of the sacraments whilst believing that traditional restrictions on who may receive them should be re-examined.

St Alban's Church, Holborn, London

In North America, AAC has ties with the Society of Catholic Priests; in the UK, AffCath is a partner organisation of Inclusive Church.[2]

Membership and support

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Prominent supporters include Rowan Williams, former archbishop of Canterbury; as well as Jeffrey John, former Dean of St Albans and former bishop suffragan-designate of Reading; both of whom have served on the executive committee of British and Irish Affirming Catholicism. In North America, bishops involved in AAC include Frank Griswold, former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; Andrew Hutchison, former primate of the Anglican Church of Canada; and Victoria Matthews, a bishop in Canada and New Zealand.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams meeting Greek prime minister George Papandreou, 2010

Presidents

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The president of Affirming Catholicism is a bishop who acts as a figurehead for the movement.[3]

Chairpersons

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Affirming Catholicism is governed by a board of directors and headed by a chairperson.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kelvin Randall (2005). Evangelicals Etcetera: Conflict and Conviction in the Church of England's Parties. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 0-7546-5215-7.
  2. ^ Inclusive Church — About Archived March 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 5 April 2015)
  3. ^ a b "Our Organisation". About Us. Affirming Catholicism. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "New President of Aff Cath Announced". Latest News. Affirming Catholicism. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "The Revd Richard Jenkins". Biographies. Gospel Imprint. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Affirming Catholicism New Chair" (PDF). News letter. Affirming Catholicism. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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