English Churchman
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The English Churchman is a family Protestant newspaper
that was founded in 1843. The formal title of the newspaper is English Churchman and St James' Chronicle. St James Chronicle dates from 1761.
The paper has a reputation for being outspokenly and unashamedly Protestant, Evangelical
, Reformed and anti-ecumenical, believing that the 39 Articles of the Church of England
are good and true and so it does not recognise non-evangelical churches as being truly Christian because they have erred in doctrine and practice.
Ironically, and contrary to general ecclesiastical trends, the English Churchman began life as an Anglo-Catholic newspaper but it was soon taken into evangelical hands where it has remained ever since.
At the time of the death of Pope John Paul II
the English Churchman was one of the first evangelical publications to state that it did not believe the Pope was a Christian.
Newspaper
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that was founded in 1843. The formal title of the newspaper is English Churchman and St James' Chronicle. St James Chronicle dates from 1761.
The paper has a reputation for being outspokenly and unashamedly Protestant, Evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
, Reformed and anti-ecumenical, believing that the 39 Articles of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
are good and true and so it does not recognise non-evangelical churches as being truly Christian because they have erred in doctrine and practice.
Ironically, and contrary to general ecclesiastical trends, the English Churchman began life as an Anglo-Catholic newspaper but it was soon taken into evangelical hands where it has remained ever since.
At the time of the death of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
the English Churchman was one of the first evangelical publications to state that it did not believe the Pope was a Christian.