Talk:Branch theory

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[edit] Novel teachings and practices

I have added a neutrality tag to the "Novel teachings and practices" section. I do not believe this is a neutral portayal of the position of those who advocate the ordination of gay, lesbian and bisexual people within the Episcopal Church. Not being Anglican myself, however, I'm not totally comfortable making these changes. aliceinlampyland 19:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC).

This is important to discuss, but not with unverifiable statements in the style of an essay. I deleted it so someone knowledgeable can start again. In theory it could say something like x, a Roman Catholic bishop, said in 2005 that the Church cannot progress towards unity with Anglicanism until innovative ECUSA doctrines y and z are reversed. Commentator a says this is a widely held view in the Vatican. Meanwhile, Anglo-Catholic theologians b and c and bishops d and e said that they no longer hold to branch theory

[edit] Neutrality and factual accuracy

A problem exists with this section of the article in that there is no evidence that amongst those churches in full communion with the Episcopal Church USA, that they do not claim apostolic succession (ELCA) and also the fact that as a member of the Anglican Communion through the Porvoo Communion (which was signed by the CofE) the ECUSA is in communion with Lutheran bodies in Europe that hold to apostolic succession and they are in communion with Lutheran bodies that hold to apostolic succession in the Lutheran World Federation (in the US: the ELCA). simonmatt1100 18:25 1 Apr 2007