Dean Inge has often remarked that Anglo-Catholics are "unchurched" by Roman Catholics*and attempt to unchurch everyone else. Their present objective is to include in the Prayer Book much matter which is offensive to other Englishmen, Nonconformists as well as Anglicans.
Particularly, they hope to insert two festivals for permissive observance-the feast days of Corpus Christi and of The Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary (which corresponds to the Catholic 'Assumption").
Last week, Sir Thomas Inskit, leader of the "Low" or "Broad Church" party, issued a manifesto hotly attacking the Anglo-Catholics. It is admitted the Prayer Book will stand revision, for it has scarcely...
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