Is the Anglican Church simply Catholicism and divorce?

Originally, it was Catholicism with the king in place of the pope. It did not approve divorce. Henry did not divorce Catherine: he annulled the marriage on Biblical grounds. read more

Nope. I was married in an Anglican Church by an ordained Anglican Minister, and he didn’t believe in marrying divorced couples. I’m pretty sure he simply didn’t do it. Generally, most Christian churches aren’t fans of divorce, and see marriage as something that’s for life. read more

Further information about remarriage in church after divorce is available here. I find it interesting that the cause of the founding of the Anglican Church was so that Henry VIII could divorce and remarry--but that is not an automatic right these days. read more

Today, the Anglican Church retains the same doctrine of marriage and divorce as its Catholic forebears but approaches the traditional aspects of marriage differently. In a nod to wedded Thomas Cranmer, for example, the Anglican Church permits marriage among clergy members, and as of 2002, divorce as well. The spiritual distinction is simple. read more