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Parliament more than 300 years old. Or, the affirmation that, had it been known that the ques tion was to be decided on such grounds and not on canonical principles, no one would have argued the question at Lambeth. Or, the assertion that if the Church of England is really bound to-day by such an interpretation of such an Act of Parlia ment as that embodied in the Archbishops opinion, there is only one thing for her to do, and that is to free herself from bonds which are incompatible with the new life which is circulating in her veins. Or, once more, the plain statement that the present agitation, and the attitude of the Episcopate with regard to it, is forcing upon us the question of the relation of the Anglican communion to the rest of the Catholic Church, and that Catholic doctrine and ritual is not to be brought to the bar of what is supposed to be Anglican teaching and practice, but Anglican teaching and practice is to be judged by, and harmonised with, the doctrine and practice of the Catholic Church. You see, we know our mind, and Lord Halifax has the knack of making that mind perfectly clear."
" Do you care to say anything about the Bishops and the severance of their connection with the E.C.U. ? For instance, you saw the statement in the press recently announcing Canon Gore s resignation after his nomination to the Bishopric of Worcester ? What do you say about Canon Gore s case ? "
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