Modern Anglo-Catholicism seems to take a lot of its understanding and theology from Romanism, what would an authentic vision of Anglo-Catholicism look like? E.g. what the Tractarians envisioned
As a preface, there really is something about physically being someplace that makes a difference. I read a fair bit about Anglicanism (among other varieties of faith), but simply being inside the major churches of London did help teach me in some ways no book can. The vibes I got from the holy buildings surprised me a bit by how “via media” they were targeting to be compared to other churches. Not necessarily just between Lutheran and Reformed, or Catholic and Protestant, but I would even say Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. It was like they were trying for a generic Nicene high church formation. I now would describe Anglicanism, at least what it’s aiming to be, like this - an alternate evolution of Nicene Christianity post 500 AD.
This is a potentially very explosive topic, so I want to say at the start I have no intention of embarrassing or identifying any specific person or denomination.
Nor, to be clear, am I asking about abuse of power, etc., that sometimes may lead to a question of safeguarding or worse.
It's just that.... In my six decades I have to say that the overwhelming majority of my interactions with clergy have been positive. Once or twice, however, things were said that, even if they did not sting immediately, hurt afterwards.
So, for example, one member of the clergy once dismissed my faith as incoherent. That hurt. Of course it's incoherent, and something I feel my way to, n the darkness sometimes. But to say it like that....
Have any of you any such things to share, in hopes of catharsis?