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SAINT MARK'S PRO-CATHEDRAL
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Among the most important of these is the declaration made at the ordination of every
member of the clergy of the Episcopal Church. Before he or she is ordained, the candidate
must make and sign this statement:
I solemnly declare that I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to
be the Word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly
engage to conform to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of The Episcopal Church.
The ecumenical creeds, both Nicene and
Apostles', are used by the Episcopal Church in
its worship. They are ancient and universal statements
of Christian faith. In addition, the Episcopal Church follows ancient tradition and
includes the Athanasian Creed among its statements
of faith.
Another very important ancient statement of faith is the
Chalcedonian formula, which defines the limits of orthodoxy regarding the person
of Christ.
The historical Thirty-Nine Articles were extremely
important statements of doctrine at the time of the Reformation, but are less so today.
The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral describes the
general ecumenical principles of Anglicans.
The Episcopal Church also has a Catechism, which
summarizes the faith in question and answer format.
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The beliefs of Anglicans are quite diverse. The official standard is the Book of
Common Prayer, but some parts of that document are more clearly doctrinal than
others.
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