In Canada the Methodists and the Presbyterians joined forces (as the United Church of Canada), presumably to have parity with the Catholics, Anglicans and Mennonites. Those four still are the main Christian religions in Canada, and some have recently been made to pay penace for previous bad actions...
Fascinating. There used to be only Catholics, but of course none of the factions could agree on much of anything or get along very well. The Anglican church in the US is usually called Episcopal, I think - it's not huge, but not insignificant either.
Yes, “schism” is a good word for it and it seems to be rooted in fear of the “other”…
In Canada the Methodists and the Presbyterians joined forces (as the United Church of Canada), presumably to have parity with the Catholics, Anglicans and Mennonites. Those four still are the main Christian religions in Canada, and some have recently been made to pay penace for previous bad actions...
Fascinating. There used to be only Catholics, but of course none of the factions could agree on much of anything or get along very well. The Anglican church in the US is usually called Episcopal, I think - it's not huge, but not insignificant either.