Please allow me to introduce myself

With apologies to Molson

I am an Anglo-Catholic

Hey, (taps mic, gets a bit of feedback)

I'm not a Anglo- Papist
Or a Presbyterian with a prayer book
And I don’t like lace
Or wear a biretta or a canterbury cap
I’m not an evangelical nor a charismatic
And I’m not a supporter of Katharine Jefferts Schori, Jack Iker, Peter Akinola or Peter Jensen, because frankly, they’re all a bit loony.

I have an Archbishop not a Pope
I speak English and Latin not Italian
And I wear a surplice not a cotta
I can proudly say my office, pray my rosary and read my Bible.
I believe in covenant not schism.
Diversity not assimilation
I believe in the real presence of OLJC in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
And that Her Majesty the Queen should be prayed for by name at every service
A cassock may be single or double breasted
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion in the world!
A branch of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and not an historical accident
I pray for the Bishop of Rome and the Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

My name is Father Hobeau and I am an Anglo-Catholic!