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There is a minority high church tradition exist in Church of Scotland. The high church congregations are usually based at most cathedrals or other historical churches. The examples of these types of congregations are The Glasgow Cathedral and Paisley Abbey. Those who are unfamiliar with the Kirk had mistaken service for a High Espiscopal service. I am posting this to ask if anyone know what are the differences in term of doctorines of the high Prebyterian Congregations and other congregations with the prebyterian tradition.

Thank, Cayde

[edit] "Many" schisms?

From the article:

It is also often such doctrinal and disciplinary differences that have led to the many schisms of "High Church" Anglo-Catholics from within the Churches of the Anglican Communion in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere in the Anglican Communion.

Is it accurate to say that there have been many schisms of High Church Anglo-Catholics from the Anglican Communion? Certainly, the threat of schism hangs heavy over the Communion at present, but is there really such a history of actual schism? (I'm honestly asking here: since I was raised Presbyterian, there are lots of holes in my knowledge of the history of the Anglican/Episcopal Church.) —Josiah Rowe 00:17, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Yes, there are scores and scores of miniscule Anglo-Catholic sects that have broken off from the Anglican Communion. In Canada alone we have the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada, Independent Anglican Church-Canada Synod, Christian Episcopal Church... Carolynparrishfan 19:31, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. Now I know. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 15:41, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Liberals?

I think this article describes the theological outlook of only one subset of High Church people; in the UK at least there is a strong conservative high church tradition, as found in the group Forward in Faith. I think missing this out entirely from this article is a fairly serious failing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.147.92.65 (talk • contribs) 03:18, May 11, 2006 (UTC)

I'm not an expert, but I don't see much in the article addressing contemporary political concerns one way or the other. The divisions between conservative groups like Forward in Faith and liberal Anglo-Catholics (such as Affirming Catholicism) are addressed in the Anglo-Catholicism article; perhaps they should be touched on here. However, the article as it is now is mostly historical, and most of that history is shared by both conservative and liberal Anglo-Catholics. I think. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 16:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)