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98. It's been quite awhile since I have studied the theological points of dispute behind the

Reformation and its legacies. IIRC, the Episcopal denomination is the Americanized version of the Church of England, Henry VIII's successful attempt to yank primacy from Rome and place it with the British throne. As such, Henry VIII left much in Roman Catholic theology, episcopacy and liturgy untouched. So Episcopalianism, while a Reformation denomination properly speaking, does trod a theological middle ground between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism of the Lutheran\Calvinist variety, at least as I understand it. (Apologize if I'm mis-representing or eliding crucial parts of church history.)

On a personal note, I've always found the Episcopalian Christmas services to be among the most beautiful of the ones I've experienced, almost like in trodding that middle ground the Episcopalians manage to capture the best of both worlds