History of Anglicanism Preface

Anglicanism did not start Cranmer, long before him in the first and second centuries. This Church existed of its own taking upon itself characteristics of the primitive Church of Rome, however it was not Roman. It is actually improper to say at this time that "The English Church" as we know her existed, instead it is more accurate to say that she was a series of National Cultural Churches made up of varying Celt traditions with little uniformity. The Church of England or The Anglican Church was not organized until His Holiness Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine of Canterbury to convert the Pagans. Though St. Augustine of Canterbury did introduce some Roman Reforms to the existing Liturgies they nonetheless remained Angle in their spirituality and practices.

Cranmer was not the first Anglican, he was not infallible, nor were his "Articles of Faith". As Anglicans then we must not make the mistake of holding a single man born almost 1500 years after the revelation of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, this is to say where Cranmer conflicts with the Fathers he is wrong. The purpose then of this series of posts is to review and examine our origins and our future.