Anglican Mainstream

From an interview with American philosopher, Prof J Budziszewksi, former practical atheist (his self-description) who returned to the Anglican fold, only to leave it later for the Roman Catholic Church.  

‘And upon your return you were an Anglican; what prompted you to move on from that point?  Budziszewski:  The first push was the discovery that Anglicanism was dying and all but dead. When my wife and I resumed Christian worship, we assumed that the reason the congregation recited the Nicene Creed together was that they all believed it. After years of self-imposed exile, this was indescribably wonderful. The “cloud of witnesses” of which St. Paul speaks was almost palpable; we felt that you could reach out and touch those millions of Christians from bygone generations. Then came the day when the college chaplain, who happened to be giving the homily that day, announced to the congregation that he “was no longer able” to believe in the Resurrection. I wanted to ask, “What happened to your vows?” and “How dare you continue to call yourself a priest?” But I merely asked, “I see you every week, reciting the Nicene Creed like the rest of us. If you don’t believe it, how can you?” He responded, “I do it as an act of solidarity with the community.” In other words, it meant nothing at all.  I came to realize that this was true for a great many Episcopal priests.  The principle of doctrinal education in our parish was “anything goes”-that is, anything but historic Christian doctrine. If you stood up for Holy Scripture and Apostolic Tradition you would quickly find yourself on the outs.’

http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2005/jbudziszewski_int1_feb05.asp

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