Humor: A New Church of England Logo
I’ve found this logo at two sites:
(HT: Richard and Chris Tilling)
Something is not right with this logo.
Categories: Humor, Miscellanies
The Church of England
NEW LEAVEN
THE BLOG OF T.C. ROBINSON
I’ve found this logo at two sites:
(HT: Richard and Chris Tilling)
Something is not right with this logo.
A.D. 597? Not A.D. 1534?
JNJ, I thought so too.
What’s wrong with the date? It is when St. Augustine of Canterbury arrived in Canterbury in 597 AD and marks the beginning of the English Church.
Richard, but what of the Church of England as history knows it?
The Archbishop of Caterbury sits today in the seat of St Augustine, i.e. there has only ever been one Church in England.
The King’s rejection of the Pope in the 1500s was simply an assertion of long standing historical agreements that had faded a little into the background (c.f Statutes of Praemunire). These dated back to the reigns of Edward III in 1351 and Richard II in 1390 and prevented the appointment by the Pope of non-resident foreigners to lucrative posts in the English church. The first and second Statutes of Praemunire supported these statutes by making it an act of treason to appeal to the Pope against the decisions of the king of England or his courts (John Richardson).
Richard, thanks for this church history piece. Now I have to verify what you’re saying.