Protestant priesthood authority?

[Terrywoodenpic]

How about concerning the establishment/clarification/interpretation of doctrinal truths? Do you view both Catholic and Anglican leaders as authorized to provide such? If so what if there arise discrepencies regarding doctrines between the two churches? In those cases is the Catholic leadership seen as less authorative? You accept their baptisms, but do you accept their "authorative" interpretation of scripture?

There are indeed many differences in Doctrine, these though tend to be quite subtle and not understood by many of the faithful in either camp.

I would be quite happy to accept a Catholic Priests interpretation of the Bible on many matters. After all we were the same Church for longer than we has been separated.
However if I needed an opinion on Dogma I would ask one of my own priests.

Being something of a Heretic I would be quite prepared to reject either view, it it did not seem to be Reasonable or match my understanding of Christ's Teachings.

The Church of England is a very broad church ranging from neo-Catholic to puritanical. It allows great scope for conscience in these matters.

 

[sojourner]

By extension and agreement, the arch Bishop and Queen hold the positions of head and Governorship of the whole Anglican Communion including those in America.

Let me clarify this a little. The ECUSA (Episcopal Church, USA) is part of the Worldwide Anglican Communion. However, we do not view either the Queen or the Archbishop of Canterbury as being Governor or Head. We acknowledge the Monarch as head of the Church in England (and its subsidiaries). We acknowledge the Archbishop as "first among equals. We listen to what he has to say, but we are allowed to disagree. He holds no more real ecclesiastical authority than our own Prsiding Bishop.

In this sense, our relationship with the C of E is more covenantal in nature, and less hierarchical.