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Before the break with papal authority in the 16th century, the Church of England was an integral part

of the
Western European church. Since the break the Church of England, an established public church, still
considers itself part of the broader Western unqualified tradition( although this isn't accepted by the Roman
Catholic Church which regards Anglicanism as schismatic( 17) and doesn't accept Anglican holy orders as
valid) as well as being the" mama church" of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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